Nusat [USU]
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 54.5kg 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 |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
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| Propulsion: | none |
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| Mass: | 55 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
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| Nusat | 29.04.1985 | CC LC-39A | Shuttle | with Challenger F7 (STS 51-B), GLOMR (1) |
Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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