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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It seems to be a Unicorn 2 picosatellite, which includes the power, inertia control and communication systems and a telephoto camera as default payload. See the original Xitter post (via Xcancel) for details. Like most cubesats, they don't use shielding and it works.