NUTS 1 (satellite)
Image showing artists rendition of NUTS 1 in orbit | |
| Mission type | Atmospheric studies |
|---|---|
| Operator | NUTS project - NTNU |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | NTNU |
| Launch mass | 2.66 kg (5.9 lb) |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | Launch + <20 years |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 98° Polar planned |
| Period | Approx 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. It was one of three CubeSats part of the Norwegian student space program ANSAT, the other two are the CubeStar and the HiNCube. From NTNUs CubeSat projects NUTS-1 is a successor of the nCube-1 and nCube-2 projects. The mission was stopped, and the small satellite activities are continued by the Orbit NTNU student organization and the HYPSO mission from NTNU Small Satellite Lab.