On Feb. 27 2015, a series of CubeSats, small experimental satellites, were deployed from the International Space Station via a special device mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS).
ISS042E290579 (02/27/2015) — On Feb. 27 2015, a series of CubeSats, small experimental satellites, were deployed via a special device mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS). Deployed satellites included twelve Dove sats, one TechEdSat-4, one GEARRSat, one LambdaSat, one MicroMas. These satellites perform a variety of functions from capturing new Earth imagery, to using microwave scanners to create 3D images of hurricanes, to even developing new methods for returning science samples back to Earth from space. The small satellites were deployed through the first week in March.
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