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Satellite information NSIGHT - QB50-AZ02
| Spacetrack Directory Name | NSIGHT |
| Alternative name | QB50-AZ02 |
| Orbit launches |
1998-11-20 |
| Deorbitation date |
2020-04-25 |
| Days in orbit | 7827 |
| Country/organisation of origin | South Africa (SAFR) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| WWW | Here |
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Additional information NSIGHT
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.
To comply with the QB50 mission objective of doing atmospheric research measurements in the lower thermosphere.
To provide SCS-Space payload flight heritage. To provide training/experience for SCS-Space engineers.
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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Average inclination NSIGHT
Photos NSIGHT Photos: 13
