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The University Nanosat Program is a satellite design and fabrication competition for universities. It is jointly administered by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the
Air Force Research Laboratory The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research organization operated by the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of aerospace warfighting technologies, p ...
(AFRL), the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is a professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA is the U.S. representative on the International Astronautical Federation and the International Council of ...
(AIAA), the Space Development and Test Wing and the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate's Spacecraft Technology division. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center was involved from the program inception through Nanosat-3. Previous winners of the competition were the
University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...
Small Satellite Research Laboratory The University of Georgia Small Satellite Research Laboratory (SSRL), or UGA SSRL, is a research laboratory founded in late 2015 with the goal of launching a student-built spacecraft into low Earth orbit. The SSRL is currently building the Univ ...
's MOCI Satellite, Michigan Technological University's Oculus-ASR,
Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...
's Cornell University Satellite (CUSat),
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
's Formation Autonomy Spacecraft with Thrust, Relnav, Attitude, and Crosslink (FASTRAC) for Nanosat-3 and the joint
3 Corner Satellite Three Corner Satellite (or 3CS, or 3CornerSat) consisted of three student-built microsatellites flying in formation. Primary mission objectives were to demonstrate formation flying, provide stereoscopic imaging of cloud formations, and demonstrate ...
(3CS) project by the
University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado s ...
,
Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in t ...
and
New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the stat ...
for Nanosat-2. , the 3CS spacecraft and FASTRAC have launched. The program's objective is to train tomorrow's space professionals by providing a rigorous two year concept to flight-ready spacecraft competition for U. S. higher education institutions and to enable small satellite research and development (R&D), integration and flight test. Approximately 4500 college students and 27 institutions of higher learning have been involved in this unique experience since its inception in 1999.


Participants


Nanosat-1/Nanosat-2

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Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in t ...
: Sparkie ( 3CornerSat) 1st place - group * Stanford University: Emerald and Orion * Santa Clara University: Emerald and Orion *
New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the stat ...
: Petey ( 3CornerSat) 1st place - group *
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original c ...
: Constellation Pathfinder * Carnegie Mellon University: Solar Blade Nanosat *
University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado s ...
: Ralphie ( 3CornerSat) 1st place - group * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: HokieSat *
University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seat ...
: DAWGSTAR * Utah State University: USUSat


Nanosat-4

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Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...
: CUSat 1st place *
New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the stat ...
: NMSUSat 2 * Santa Clara University: ONYX * Texas A&M University: AggieSat1 * University of Central Florida: KNIGHTSAT *
University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...
: BEARSat *
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
: MinneSAT *
University of Missouri-Rolla Missouri University of Science and Technology, or Missouri S&T, is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 7,645 students (fall 2020) study engineering, ...
: UMR SAT 3rd place *
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
: ARTEMIS * Utah State University: TOROID * Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya and Bandit 2nd place


Nanosat-6

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Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...
: Violet 2nd place * University of Central Florida: KnightSat 2 * Montana State University: SpaceBuoy * University of Hawaii at Manoa: Ho'oponopono 3rd place * Santa Clara University: IRIS * Missouri University of Science and Technology: MR & MRS SAT * Michigan Technological University: Oculus-ASR 1st place *
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
: TwinSat * Georgia Institute of Technology: R3 *
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...
: CASTOR * Saint Louis University: COPPER


Nanosat-8

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Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original c ...
: ANDESITE 5th place (tie) * Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: ARAPAIMA * Georgia Institute of Technology: RECONSO 3rd place *
New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the stat ...
: INCA *
Taylor University Taylor University is a Private university, private, Interdenominationalism, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the country. T ...
: ELEO-Sat 4th place * University at Buffalo, The State University of New York: GLADOS 5th place (tie) *
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a Normal school, teachers colle ...
: ELFIN * University of Colorado Boulder: PolarCube 2nd place *
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
: CHOMPTT * Missouri University of Science and Technology: MR & MRS SAT 1st place


Nanosat-3

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Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in t ...
* Michigan Technological University: HuskySat 3rd place * Montana State University: MAIA *
New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the stat ...
: NMSUSat * Penn State University: LionSat *
Taylor University Taylor University is a Private university, private, Interdenominationalism, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the country. T ...
: TEST 2nd place *
University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado s ...
: DINO * University of Hawaii at Manoa: Twin Stars *
University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
: FENIX * Utah State University: USUSat II * The University of Texas at Austin:
FASTRAC Formation Autonomy Spacecraft with Thrust, Relnav, Attitude and Crosslink (or FASTRAC) is a pair of nanosatellites (respectively named ''Sara-Lily'' and ''Emma'') developed and built by students at The University of Texas at Austin. The proje ...
1st place * Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya and Bandit * Worcester Polytechnic Institute: PANSAT


Nanosat-5

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Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original c ...
: BUSat * Michigan Technological University: Oculus 3rd place * Montana State University: SpaceBuoy * Penn State University: NittanySat * Santa Clara University: Obsidian * Texas A&M University: AggieSat3 *
University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado s ...
: DANDE 1st place *
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
: Goldeneye * The University of Texas at Austin: 2-STEP * Utah State University: TOROID II * Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya-B and Bandit-C 2nd place


Nanosat-7

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Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original c ...
* Georgia Institute of Technology 1st place - Microsats *
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...
* Missouri University of Science and Technology 2nd place - Microsats * Montana State University *
St. Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...
* University at Buffalo, The State University of New York * University of Hawaii at Manoa *
University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the Flagship un ...
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University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
2nd place - Cubesats *
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
1st place - Cubesats Michigan Technological University was ineligible due to winning Nanosat-6.


Nanosat-9

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University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...
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Small Satellite Research Laboratory The University of Georgia Small Satellite Research Laboratory (SSRL), or UGA SSRL, is a research laboratory founded in late 2015 with the goal of launching a student-built spacecraft into low Earth orbit. The SSRL is currently building the Univ ...
, MOCI 1st place * University of Colorado Boulder: MAXWELL 2nd place *
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...
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United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a United States Service academies, federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of ...
* Missouri University of Science and Technology * Michigan Technological University *
University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. ...
* University at Buffalo, The State University of New York * Western Michigan University *
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...


Events


Nanosat-2

*December 2004 - Sparkie and Ralphie launch on the inaugural Delta-IV Heavy


Nanosat-3

*Summer 2006 - Nanosat-3 winner FASTRAC undergoes Integration and Test at AFRL *May 2010 - FASTRAC launches on a Minotaur IV


Nanosat-4

*March 2006 - Nanosat-4 Flight Competition Review where CUSat named winner *March 2008 - CUSat delivered to AFRL


Nanosat-5

*Jan 2009 - Nanosat-5 Flight Competition Review where DANDE named winner *Summer 2010 - DANDE expected to deliver to AFRL


Nanosat-6

*Jan 2009 - Kickoff *Feb/Mar 2009 - Systems Concept Review *Apr/May 2009 - System Requirements Review *Summer 2009 - Student Hands On Training (SHOT) Workshop 1 in Boulder, CO *Aug 2009 - PDR at SmallSat Conference in Logan, UT *Jan/Feb 2010 - Sat Fab class at AFRL *Spring 2010 - Critical Design Review *Summer 2010 - Student Hands On Training (SHOT) Workshop 2 in Boulder, CO *Aug 2010 - PQR at SmallSat Conference in Logan, UT *Jan 2011 - Flight Competition Review


See also

* United States Air Force Research Laboratory#Space Vehicles Directorate - AFRL - SV


External links


UNP Main Public Outreach Website
(Hosted at Kirtland Air Force Base domain)
UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory, Research Website


* https://archive.today/20050514144901/http://telemetry.nmsu.edu/nanosatprogramhome.html * http://www.mtulodearchives.com/index.php?issuedate=2003-01-22§ion=12&artid=1925 * http://www.aerospace.mtu.edu/


References

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