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Vega’s ESTCube-2 tether to the future

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Estonia's next satellite will fly aboard Europe's Vega VV23 launcher later this week. The shoebox-sized ESTCube-2 has ambitious goals in mind, including surveys of Estonian vegetation and the first successful in-orbit demonstration of plasma brake technology. Deployment of a charged microtether will slow the CubeSat's orbit.

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The European Space Agency broke the news in Paris, France on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
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