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A set of four CubeSats are released above Namibia

A set of four CubeSats are released above Namibia
A set of four CubeSats, two from Japan, and one each from Uganda and Zimbabwe, are released above Namibia.

iss068e025794 (Dec. 2, 2022) — A set of four CubeSats are photographed after being released from a small satellite deployer on the outside of the Kibo laboratory module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Namibia on the African continent. The four tiny satellites, two from Japan, and one each from Uganda and Zimbabwe, were deployed into Earth orbit for a variety scientific studies and technology demonstrations.