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PIA23117: CubeSats Communicate with Lasers
A brief laser flash, seen here at the center of the image, was part of an experiment conducted by two NASA CubeSats.
 Mission:  CubeSat 
 Product Size:  1200 x 670 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA23117.tif (1.161 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA23117.jpg (67.95 kB)  

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A brief laser flash at the center of the frame was part of an experiment conducted by two NASA CubeSats. In it, one small satellite used a laser to send information to the ISARA CubeSat, managed by JPL.

For more information about CubeSat see www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/.

Image Credit:
The Aerospace Corporation

Image Addition Date:
2019-04-09