105 tiny satellites launch, fly, and come to a fiery end

Cornell University’s cluster of 105 tiny satellites has come to an end, burning up as planned to remove it self as a space hazard. Artist’s impression of deployment Launched from 3U CubeSat KickSat-2 in March, the ‘Sprite ChipSats’ were ~32x32mm PCBs and weighed 4g each including solar cells, radio and microcontroller. “This demonstration confirms that ...

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