The test satellite was released from the space station.
The deployer on the cargo ship released the satellite. The primary mission of the launch was to deliver supplies to the space station, but also carried a number of cubesats.
At 9:30 p.m., the XW-4 satellite was released. The Macao Student Science Satellite 1 has a radio and optical camera on board. These will be used by amateur radio operators on the ground to communicate and to send instructions for taking pictures.
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Video from Tianhe core module POV showing the release of the CAS-10/CAMSAT XW-4 satellite on Dec 18, which was taken into orbit on Tianzhou-5. https://t.co/NTXRzyx7EgDecember 20, 2022
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According to China Daily, the satellite will be used by students in Macao, an area on the south coast of China, for learning about Earth imagery, radio communication and other spaceflight activities.
The cubesat has been cataloged by the U.S. Space Force. The average altitude of the satellite is more than 400 meters above Earth.
With the help of the station's robotic arms, cubesats will be able to be deployed into orbit with the help of the space station's dedicated airlock.
There is a chance for international science experiments to fly to, and even from, the space station if more satellites are released from Tiangong in the future.
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