KickSat
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- Inaugural mission
- Other missions
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thumb|Zac Manchester and KickSat thumb|KickSat Sprite prototype
KickSat was a satellite dispenser for small-satellite (femtosatellite) project inaugurated in early October 2011, to launch many very small satellites from a 3U CubeSat. The satellites have been characterized as being the size of a large postage stamp. and also as "cracker size". The mission launch was originally scheduled for late 2013 and was launched April 18, 2014.
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