Mini-satellite constructed by N.B. university students set to orbit Earth
After a few years of hard work, a team of post-secondary students have put together a miniature cube satellite, which will be launched into orbit.
![Mini-satellite constructed by N.B. university students set to orbit Earth](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7050655.1701881163!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/team-violet.jpg)
![From the left: Troy Lavigne, Joudi Al-Lathqani, Samiha Lubaba, Richard Langley, Brent Petersen and Noah Lydon, were all involved in building Violet. A team of six posing with their thumbs up, in front of a tall metal structure on a building's roof.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7050655.1701881163!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/team-violet.jpg)
After a few years of hard work, a team of post-secondary students have put together a miniature cube satellite, which will be launched into orbit.