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Those CubeSats were a deep-space mission. Out near the Moon.

The TDRSS is separate from DSN. Expanding low-orbit options won't do anything to help here.

I didn’t realize Cubesats could go that far. That’s really great.

CubeSats have gone all the way to Mars even

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Cube_One

Cubesats have been out as far as Mars. There were two which hitched a ride along Perseverance and deployed prior to Mars entry to serve as relays and collect data on the entry, descent and landing phases of the mission.

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