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Nusat
Nusat [USU]
Nusat (North Utah Satellite) was a joint project between Weber State University and Utah State University. It was a small satellite to demonstrate a method to evaluate the beams of the Federal Aviation Agency secondary radar systems.
The 54.5 kg satellite was deployed from a modified GAS canister on the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-51B, and it re-entered in 1986 after a 20 month orbital life.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Weber State University, Utah State University |
| Contractors: | Weber State University, Utah State University |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 55 kg |
| Orbit: | 339 km × 355 km, 56.99° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nusat | 1985-034B | 29.04.1985 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Challenger F7 (STS 51-B), GLOMR (1) |
