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Is there a way to launch an amateur satellite into orbit without the government knowing?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:51 pm
In order to bypass FAA licensing and other legal restrictions?
The rocket will need to carry a transceiver for confirming orbit, obviously. But how small should it be to avoid government radar detection?
The rocket will need to carry a transceiver for confirming orbit, obviously. But how small should it be to avoid government radar detection?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:52 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Did you know Wade Boggs drank 64 beers on a cross country flight?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:53 pm to UndercoverBryologist
You trying to prove the Earth is flat, baw?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:53 pm to UndercoverBryologist
That's gonna take a shitload of bottle rockets.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:54 pm to UndercoverBryologist
quote:
how small should it be to avoid government radar detection?
350 inches
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:54 pm to UndercoverBryologist
There’s really only one way to find out…. Launch and see if the feds notice.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:54 pm to UndercoverBryologist
quote:
how small should it be to avoid government radar detection?
If you're taking on this project it seems like you should really have someone that already knows that. If TD is your knowledge base that satellite ain't getting off the ground unless someone throws it.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:56 pm to UndercoverBryologist
FYI,
NORAD tracks everything unidentifiable coming and going
NORAD tracks everything unidentifiable coming and going
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:56 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Yeah. You just have to launch at night so they can't see it.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:56 pm to UndercoverBryologist
quote:
Is there a way to launch an amateur satellite into orbit without the government knowing?
cubesats
quote:
In order to bypass FAA licensing and other legal restrictions?
no
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:56 pm to TigerinATL
quote:
If you're taking on this project it seems like you should really have someone that already knows that. If TD is your knowledge base that satellite ain't getting off the ground unless someone throws it.
Challenge accepted!
I know a guy who runs a firework stand and I can weld.
This post was edited on 6/24/22 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 6/24/22 at 7:02 pm to UndercoverBryologist
That's pretty impossible. How are you going to do that without hitting the glass dome?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 7:04 pm to UndercoverBryologist
You could use satatlie balloons. Then Launch when you get to a desired altitude
Posted on 6/24/22 at 7:28 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Yes, but you’re going to need a hell of a potato gun.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 7:37 pm to UndercoverBryologist
quote:
Is there a way to launch an amateur satellite into orbit without the government knowing?
Not anymore
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:01 pm to UndercoverBryologist
I would think not advertising on a public forum ahead of time might be a good start
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:02 pm to Ghost of Colby
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There’s really only one way to find out…. Launch and see if the feds notice.
Sadly, with the way our government is operating, they may not suspect anything.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:04 pm to OchoDedos
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NORAD tracks everything unidentifiable coming and going
Then they should know where all the UFOs take off from and where they land.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:37 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Might be the dumbest question I've ever seen on here.
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