nSIGHT @ Nanosats Database

Name	nSIGHT (nSIGHT1, nSight-1, AZ02)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	2U
Status	Reentry 2020-04-25. Was operational (Last DK3WN report 2019-05-13. Checked 2019-05-27)
Launched	2017-04-18
NORAD ID	42726
Deployer	NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M]
Launcher	Atlas V (QB50)
Deployment	Deployed from ISS on 2017-05-26
Organisation	Space Advisory Company
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Nation	South Africa
Launch brokerer	Nanoracks
Partners	QB50, SCS Aerospace Group, Space Advisory Company, Systems, Pinkmatter Solutions
Oneliner	Part of QB50 to study lower termosphere.
Description	A key part of the mission of the satellite was to demonstrate the newly developed SCS Gecko multispectral imager, as well as the Radiation Mitigation VHDL Coding Technique developed and patented by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Perhaps, the third success story onboard the Cubesat for the South African space industry is the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) designed and manufactured by CubeSpace, a spin-off of the University of Stellenbosch. To comply with the QB50 mission objective of doing atmospheric research measurements in the lower thermosphere. To provide SCS-Space payload flight heritage. To provide training/experience for SCS-Space engineers. The satellite will use magnetic sensors and actuators to do initial detumbling into a Y-Thompson spin after release from its deployer. QB50.
Results	Deployed on 25 May 2017, the satellite has spent almost 3 years in orbit capturing and downloading over 40 high-quality images.
Sources	[1] [2] [3]
Photo sources	[1] [2]
COTS subsystems	IMAGER - SCS Gecko
Subsystems sources	[1]
Space photos	[1]

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nSIGHT (nSIGHT1, nSight-1, AZ02)