Un astfel de satelit nu se mai ridica la sume exorbitante, costa doar 3500 de dolari, dar nici nu mai ofera prea multa fiabilitate. Reprezentantii NASA au spus clar ca nu se asteapta la fiabilitate de la PhoneSat 1.0, ci vor doar niste imagini si informatii din spatiu.
„NASA’s PhoneSat 1.0 satellite has a basic mission goal–to stay alive in space for a short period of time, sending back digital imagery of Earth and space via its camera, while also sending back information about the satellite’s health.”
PhoneSat 2.0 va avea, insa, un procesor un pic mai performant pentru ca nu va mai fi bazat pe Nexus One ci pe Nexus S. Ambele variante vor fi lansate impreuna. Un satelit e la fel de mare ca si o cana.
„Three NASA PhoneSats systems (two PhoneSat 1.0’s and one PhoneSat 2.0) are scheduled to launch aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va., later this year.”