| Satellite | 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 |
| Organization | Space Advisory Company |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Country | 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.
The satellite will use magnetic sensors and actuators to do initial detumbling into a Y-Thompson spin after release from its deployer. QB50. |
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| Notes | |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Keywords | QB50 |
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Last modified: 2023-06-09
