This is an artist's rendering of a cluster of cubesats and small satellites sent in orbit on a Russian Soyuz rocket by Exolaunch, the German launch services provider formerly known as ECM-Space.

“We act as an essential interface between a heavy lift launch vehicle and a small satellite developer,” said Jeanne Medvedeva, Exolaunch commercial director.

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