Tiny Satellites Leave Station

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Three small satellites are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station (ISS). A portion of the station’s solar array panels and a blue and white part of Earth provide the backdrop for the scene. Image credit: NASA/ISS033

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The tiny satellites were released outside the Kibo laboratory using a Small Satellite Orbital Deployer attached to the Japanese module’s robotic arm on Oct. 4, 2012.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, set up the satellite deployment gear inside the lab and placed it in the Kibo airlock. The Japanese robotic arm then grappled the deployment system and its satellites from the airlock for deployment.

Tiny Satellites Leave Station. Image credit: NASA/ISS033

Small Satellite Orbital Deployer

A Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (SSOD) attached to the Japanese module’s robotic arm is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/ISS033

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