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SSETI Express sets off

13 July 2005

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SSETI Express over the Earth (in orbit)

Credits: Morten Bisgaard, Aalborg University

Preparing the spacecraft

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A student holds one of the smaller CubeSats

Like a Russian doll, SSETI Express will carry inside it three smaller 'cubesats' – 10-centimetre cube technology testers built respectively by universities in Germany, Japan and Norway – for deployment when in orbit. The main SSETI Express satellite itself will test and characterise a propulsion system, return images of the Earth and serve as a transponder for amateur radio users.

Credits: SSETI

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Students wait to launch their dream baby Student satellite almost ready for space