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The miniscule satellite, called a CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds , but it will be the first to test out a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. The CubeSat will act as a pathfinder for Gateway, an orbiting lunar outpost that will serve as a way station between Earth and the moon for astronauts.
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