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*[[Missouri University of Science and Technology]]: M-SAT |
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*[[Michigan Technological University]]: Oculus-ASR '''1st place''' |
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*[[University of Minnesota]]: TwinSat |
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*[[Boston University]]: BUSat |
*[[Boston University]]: BUSat |
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*[[Montana State University - Bozeman|Montana State University]]: SpaceBuoy |
*[[Montana State University - Bozeman|Montana State University]]: SpaceBuoy |
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*[[Penn State University]]: NittanySat |
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*[[Michigan Technological University]]: HuskySat '''3rd place''' |
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*[[Montana State University - Bozeman|Montana State University]]: MAIA |
*[[Montana State University - Bozeman|Montana State University]]: MAIA |
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*[[New Mexico State University]]: NMSUSat |
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Revision as of 05:06, 23 February 2011
The University Nanosat Program, a satellite design and fabrication competition for universities jointly administered by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the Space Development and Test Wing, is also managed by the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate's Spacecraft Technology division.[1] NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center was involved through Nanosat-3. The fifth iteration of the competition was completed in January 2009 with the selection of the University of Colorado at Boulder's DANDE as the winner.
Previous winners of the competition were Cornell University's Cornell University Satellite (CUSat),[2] University of Texas at Austin's Formation Autonomy Spacecraft with Thrust, Relnav, Attitude, and Crosslink (FASTRAC) for Nanosat-3[3] and the joint 3 Corner Satellite (3CS) project by the University of Colorado at Boulder, Arizona State University and New Mexico State University for Nanosat-2.[4] As of July 2008[update], only the 3CS spacecraft has launched,[5] however FASTRAC has a launch currently scheduled for 19 November 2010.[6]
The program’s objective is to train tomorrow’s space professionals by providing a rigorous two year concept to flight-ready spacecraft competition for U. S. higher education institutions and to enable small satellite research and development (R&D), integration and flight test. Approximately 4500 college students and 27 institutions of higher learning have been involved in this unique experience since its inception in 1999.
Participants[7]
Nanosat-6
- Cornell University: Violet 2nd place
- University of Central Florida: KnightSat 2
- Montana State University: SpaceBuoy
- University of Hawaii at Manoa: Ho'oponopono 3rd place
- Santa Clara University: IRIS
- Missouri University of Science and Technology: M-SAT
- Michigan Technological University: Oculus-ASR 1st place
- University of Minnesota: TwinSat
- Georgia Tech: R3
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: CASTOR
- Saint Louis University: COPPER
Nanosat-5
- Boston University: BUSat
- Michigan Technological University: Oculus 3rd place
- Montana State University: SpaceBuoy
- Penn State University: NittanySat
- Santa Clara University: Obsidian
- Texas A&M University: AggieSat3
- University of Colorado at Boulder: DANDE 1st place
- University of Minnesota: Goldeneye
- The University of Texas at Austin: 2-STEP
- Utah State University: TOROID II
- Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya-B and Bandit-C 2nd place
Nanosat-4
- Cornell University: CUSat 1st place
- New Mexico State University: NMSUSat 2
- Santa Clara University: ONYX
- Texas A&M University: AggieSat1
- University of Central Florida: KNIGHTSAT
- University of Cincinnati: BEARSat
- University of Minnesota: MinneSAT
- University of Missouri-Rolla: UMR SAT 3rd place
- University of Texas at Austin: ARTEMIS
- Utah State University: TOROID
- Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya and Bandit 2nd place
Nanosat-3
- Arizona State University
- Michigan Technological University: HuskySat 3rd place
- Montana State University: MAIA
- New Mexico State University: NMSUSat
- Penn State University: LionSat
- Taylor University: TEST 2nd place
- University of Colorado at Boulder: DINO
- University of Hawaii at Manoa: Twin Stars
- University of Michigan: FENIX
- Utah State University: USUSat II
- The University of Texas at Austin: FASTRAC 1st place
- Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya and Bandit
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute: PANSAT
Nanosat-1/Nanosat-2
- Arizona State University: Sparky (3CornerSat) 1st place - group
- Stanford University: Emerald and Orion
- Santa Clara University: Emerald and Orion
- New Mexico State University: Petey (3CornerSat) 1st place - group
- Boston University: Constellation Pathfinder
- Carnegie Mellon University: Solar Blade Nanosat
- University of Colorado at Boulder: Ralphie (3CornerSat) 1st place - group
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: HokieSat
- University of Washington: DAWGSTAR
- Utah State University: USUSat
Events[8]
Nanosat-3
- Summer 2006 - Nanosat-3 winner FASTRAC undergoes Integration and Test at AFRL
- May 2010 - FASTRAC launches on a Minotaur IV
Nanosat-4
- March 2006 - Nanosat-4 Flight Competition Review where CUSat named winner
- March 2008 - CUSat delivered to AFRL
Nanosat-5
- Jan 2009 - Nanosat-5 Flight Competition Review where DANDE named winner
- Summer 2010 - DANDE expected to deliver to AFRL
Nanosat-6
- Jan 2009 - Kickoff
- Feb/Mar 2009 - Systems Concept Review
- Apr/May 2009 - System Requirements Review
- Summer 2009 - Student Hands On Training (SHOT) Workshop 1 in Boulder, CO
- Aug 2009 - PDR at SmallSat Conference in Logan, UT
- Jan/Feb 2010 - Sat Fab class at AFRL
- Spring 2010 - Critical Design Review
- Summer 2010 - Student Hands On Training (SHOT) Workshop 2 in Boulder, CO
- Aug 2010 - PQR at SmallSat Conference in Logan, UT
- Jan 2011 - Flight Competition Review
See also
External links
- http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/UNP/
- Nanosat-4 Press Release
- http://telemetry.nmsu.edu/nanosatprogramhome.html
- http://www.mtulodearchives.com/index.php?issuedate=2003-01-22§ion=12&artid=1925
- http://www.aerospace.mtu.edu/aeroweb/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=40
References
- ^ US Air Force. "University Nanosatellite Program". AFRL. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ Staff Writers (2007-04-04). "Cornell University Chosen To Build Nanosat-4 Flight Experiment". Space Daily. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ Torres, Juliana (2005-01-21). "Students' satellites win right to space flight". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Three Corner Satellite". NASA. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ Spires, Shelby G. (2004-12-11). "Delta IV readyfor liftoff today". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- ^ Munoz, Sebastian (2010-11-02). "FASTRAC is launching this Month!!!". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/UNP/participants.html
- ^ http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/UNP/News.html