Orlan Suit RadioSkaf Microsatellite after release from the ISS during the second EVA on Expedition 12

ISS012-E-16908 (3 Feb. 2006) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth�s horizon, a spacesuit-turned-satellite called SuitSat began its orbit around the Earth after it was released by the Expedition 12 crewmembers during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) on Feb. 3, 2006. SuitSat, an unneeded Russian Orlan spacesuit, was outfitted by the crew with three batteries, internal sensors and a radio transmitter, which faintly transmitted recorded voices of school children to amateur radio operators worldwide. The suit will enter the atmosphere and burn up in a few weeks.