Originally Posted by mugaliens

I disagree with you entirely, Astromark. A simple nested collapsable tube (10 sections, each 12 feet long, for about 100 feet of acceleration). Propulsion system? Compressed air. G's? Let's say 5 Gs (most satellites can handle that).

5 Gs for 100 ft. How much delta-V would that provide? Would it be worth the weight (probably 250 lbs), or could we do much better with an ion engine over a much longer duration?

It's not ATM. It's simply a different look at getting a satellite headed in the right direction.