Abstract
This paper deals with the Norwegian Student Satellite Program (ANSAT), and will give a brief account of NCUBE and a description of the subsequent program. In 2002, four educational institutions started to work on a joint project of developing the first Norwegian student satellite. The project was expanded to include two almost identical satellites with launch-opportunities together with other pico satellites. In 2006, The Norwegian Center for Space-related Education (NAROM), Andøya Rocket Range (ARR) and the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) decided to initiate a Norwegian Student Satellite Program as a subsequent program to the NCUBE projects with the development and launch of three to four cubesats. This program started in August 2006, and was originally a competition-based program where the educational institutions in Norway had to compete to participate in the program. This was to ensure that the institutions and its students were doing their utmost to complete a working satellite, and to make sure that the best possible project was chosen. After the first round in late 2006 where only two institutions were competing for participation the program underwent a change in criteria for participation. The program is now recruiting contractors to build the satellite systems.
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Norwegian Student Satellite Program - ANSAT
This paper deals with the Norwegian Student Satellite Program (ANSAT), and will give a brief account of NCUBE and a description of the subsequent program. In 2002, four educational institutions started to work on a joint project of developing the first Norwegian student satellite. The project was expanded to include two almost identical satellites with launch-opportunities together with other pico satellites. In 2006, The Norwegian Center for Space-related Education (NAROM), Andøya Rocket Range (ARR) and the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) decided to initiate a Norwegian Student Satellite Program as a subsequent program to the NCUBE projects with the development and launch of three to four cubesats. This program started in August 2006, and was originally a competition-based program where the educational institutions in Norway had to compete to participate in the program. This was to ensure that the institutions and its students were doing their utmost to complete a working satellite, and to make sure that the best possible project was chosen. After the first round in late 2006 where only two institutions were competing for participation the program underwent a change in criteria for participation. The program is now recruiting contractors to build the satellite systems.
