Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Weber State College
- Summary
- NUSAT 1 (Northern Utah Satellite) was the first student-organized satellite project. It was built by students at several Utah universities and flew on the Space Shuttle in 1985. The satellite measured patterns of air traffic control radars worldwide and opereated for about eight months.
- This artifact is an engineering model used to test the strength of the spacecraft structure as part of the design and development process. Weber State College, one of the universities participating in the project, donated it to the Museum in 1987.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Weber State College
- Inventory Number
- A19870361000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- Other (note): 1 ft. 4 15/16 in. × 1 ft. 4 1/8 in. × 1 ft. 4 1/8 in., 60.4lb. (43 × 41 × 41cm, 27.4kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19870361000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9dc90d3cb-bd44-4bae-9cbd-eb91952c45b4
