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A trio of CubeSats are deployed outside the International Space Station

A trio of CubeSats are deployed outside the International Space Station
A trio of CubeSats are deployed outside the International Space Station 259 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.

iss067e255675 (Aug. 12, 2022) — A trio of CubeSats (TUMnanoSAT, FUTABA, and HSU-SAT1) designed for education and research programs are pictured moments after their deployment from a small satellite deployer (top right) positioned outiside the Kibo laboratory module. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above the Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph. A portion of one of the station’s main solar arrays is also pictured at left.