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NASA to Demonstrate Miniature CubeSat Swarm Technology

PY4 Mission Launched Monday by SpaceX

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Tom Patton
Mar 07, 2024
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A new, small spacecraft technology demonstration is underway that will test cost-efficient swarm capabilities – the ability for multiple spacecraft to communicate and perform coordinated actions. The PY4 mission’s four CubeSats launched Monday aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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