The Altamira comet, by contrast, is designed to fly as a CubeSat—a miniature satellite 10cm on each edge.
相比之下,阿尔塔米拉彗星被设计为作为立方体卫星飞行——一颗每边 10 厘米的微型卫星。
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Just like drones before them, miniature satellites are beginning to fundamentally transform our conceptions of who gets to do what up above our heads.
就像之前的无人机一样, 微型卫星开始从根本上改变我们关于谁可以在我们头顶上做什么的观念。
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Miniaturized satellite
Small satellites or Smallsats are satellites of low mass and size, usually under 500kg (1,100lb). While all such satellites can be referred to as small satellites, different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass.