立方体卫星被部署到地球轨道后的照片

Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module. The CubeSats were delivered aboard the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter and will serve a variety of educational and research purposes for public and private organizations around the world.

Image Credit: NASA/Tracy Dyson

图为微型卫星（也称立方体卫星）从国际空间站Kibo实验室模块外部的小型卫星轨道部署器部署到地球轨道后的照片。这些立方体卫星由诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司的天鹅座太空货运飞船运载，将为世界各地的公共和私营机构提供各种教育和研究服务。

影像来源: NASA/Tracy Dyson