An imaging microsatellite comprising: a cuboid body having a plurality of surfaces forming an interior cavity and an opening in the cuboid body; an imaging system disposed within the interior cavity of the cuboid body, wherein the imaging system comprises a telescope comprising: a primary mirror; a secondary mirror; and a secondary mirror support configured to secure the secondary mirror relative to the primary mirror; a door attached to the cuboid body, the imaging microsatellite configured to have: a non-deployed state in which the opening is covered by the door, and a deployed state in which the opening is not covered by the door, the opening configured to allow radiation to enter the imaging system such that the imaging system can image a field of view through the opening; and a reflector antenna system mounted to an interior surface of the door, wherein the imaging microsatellite is configured such that: when the imaging microsatellite is in the non-deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to be disposed within the interior cavity without displacing the imaging system, while the imaging microsatellite transitions from the non-deployed state to the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured not to contact the cuboid body of the imaging microsatellite, and when the imaging microsatellite is in the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to transmit imaging data acquired by the imaging system. a cuboid body having a plurality of surfaces forming an interior cavity and an opening in the cuboid body; an imaging system disposed within the interior cavity of the cuboid body, wherein the imaging system comprises a telescope comprising: a primary mirror; a secondary mirror; and a secondary mirror support configured to secure the secondary mirror relative to the primary mirror; a primary mirror; a secondary mirror; and a secondary mirror support configured to secure the secondary mirror relative to the primary mirror; a door attached to the cuboid body, the imaging microsatellite configured to have: a non-deployed state in which the opening is covered by the door, and a deployed state in which the opening is not covered by the door, the opening configured to allow radiation to enter the imaging system such that the imaging system can image a field of view through the opening; and a reflector antenna system mounted to an interior surface of the door, wherein the imaging microsatellite is configured such that: when the imaging microsatellite is in the non-deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to be disposed within the interior cavity without displacing the imaging system, while the imaging microsatellite transitions from the non-deployed state to the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured not to contact the cuboid body of the imaging microsatellite, and when the imaging microsatellite is in the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to transmit imaging data acquired by the imaging system. a non-deployed state in which the opening is covered by the door, and a deployed state in which the opening is not covered by the door, the opening configured to allow radiation to enter the imaging system such that the imaging system can image a field of view through the opening; and a reflector antenna system mounted to an interior surface of the door, wherein the imaging microsatellite is configured such that: when the imaging microsatellite is in the non-deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to be disposed within the interior cavity without displacing the imaging system, while the imaging microsatellite transitions from the non-deployed state to the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured not to contact the cuboid body of the imaging microsatellite, and when the imaging microsatellite is in the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to transmit imaging data acquired by the imaging system. when the imaging microsatellite is in the non-deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to be disposed within the interior cavity without displacing the imaging system, while the imaging microsatellite transitions from the non-deployed state to the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured not to contact the cuboid body of the imaging microsatellite, and when the imaging microsatellite is in the deployed state, the reflector antenna system is configured to transmit imaging data acquired by the imaging system.