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Ncube 1, 2
Ncube 1
The Norwegian Student Satellite Project Ncube (Norwegian Cubesat) aims to design, build, integrate, test and launch a small satellite in order to provide students in Norwegian educational institutions with:
- hands-on experience with a real satellite mission
- multidisciplinary collaboration
- space project experience
To stimulate:
- Interest in science
- Increased competence in space technology among students and educational institutions
- Co-operation between educational institutions and industry
- Co-operation and exchange of knowledge between institutions in the north and in the south
By ensuring:
- Support and guidance from in-house expertise
- Support from expertise in related Norwegian industry and research establishments
- Testing by rocket launch or balloon mission, and in facilities available throughout Norway
The payload is an AIS-receiver (Automated Identification System), to demonstrate the capability of using this earth-based ship-tracking system from space. To further test the use of the AIS-receiver, a reindeer will be fitted with a collar capable of sending AIS signals to the satellite, thus enabling tracking of the movement of the reindeer.
Ncube 2 was launched on 27.10.2005 on a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle onboard of the SSETI-Express satellite, but was most likely not deployed.
The launch of Ncube 1 on 26 July 2006 was not successful, as the Dnepr failed 86 sec after launch.
| Nation: | Norway |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, traffic monitoring |
| Operator: | Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU), Narvik University College (HiN) and the Agricultural University of Norway (NLH) |
| Contractors: | Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU), Narvik University College (HiN) and the Agricultural University of Norway (NLH) |
| Equipment: | AIS-receiver |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ncube 1 (Rudolf) | 2006-F03 | 26.07.2006 | Ba LC-109/95 | F | Dnepr | with BelKa 1, Baumanets 1, Unisat 4, PicPot, CP 1, CP 2, HAUSAT 1, ICECube 1, ICECube 2, ION, KUTESat-Pathfinder, Mea Huaka'i, MEROPE, Rincon 1, SACRED, SEEDS, AeroCube 1 |
| Ncube 2 | 2005-043H | 27.10.2005 | Pl LC-132/1 | p | Kosmos-3M | with TopSat 1, China-DMC+4, Mozhayets 5, Sina 1, SSETI-Express, UWE 1, XI 5, Rubin 5-ASOLANT |
References:
- Nordic Space Activities: The Norwegian Student Satellite Project NCUBE
