NUTS 1 (satellite)

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NUTS 1
Image showing artists rendition of NUTS 1 in orbit
Mission typeAtmospheric studies[1]
OperatorNUTS project - NTNU
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerNTNU
Launch mass2.66 kg (5.9 lb)
End of mission
Decay dateLaunch + <20 years
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination98° Polar planned
PeriodApprox 1 hour planned

NUTS-1 (NTNU Test Satellite) was a Norwegian 2U CubeSat created by the NUTS student satellite project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The satellite was developed by students from several engineering and science disciplines.[2][3][4] It was one of three CubeSats part of the Norwegian student space program ANSAT, the other two are the CubeStar and the HiNCube.[5] From NTNUs CubeSat projects NUTS-1 is a successor of the nCube-1 and nCube-2 projects.[6] The mission was stopped, and the small satellite activities are continued by the Orbit NTNU student organization[7] and the HYPSO mission from NTNU Small Satellite Lab.[8]

  1. ^ Krebs, Gunter D. "NUTS". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "NTNU sikter mot stjernene - NTNU aims for the stars". dusken.no. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ Wahl, Terje. "Satellitt-tur til Trondheim, mindre is på Grønland, og litt om sola". Forskning.no. Terje Wahl, Norsk Romsenter. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ^ "NTNU Test Satellite – NUTS Norwegian Cubesat". AMSAT-UK. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  5. ^ "ANSAT". Rocketrange.no. Andøya Rocket Range. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  6. ^ Birkeland, Roger. "NUTS-1 Mission Statement" (PDF). NUTS. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  7. ^ Støle, Mathias. "Home". Orbit NTNU. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  8. ^ "NTNU SmallSat Lab - NTNU". www.ntnu.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-15.