Nanosat-1/Nanosat-2 •
1st-group. Arizona State University:
Sparkie (
3CornerSat) •
1st-group. New Mexico State University:
Petey (
3CornerSat)
Nanosat-3 The Nanosat-3 cycle started in 2003 when 13 universities were chosen to compete. The panel selected the University of Texas at Austin’s Formation Autonomous Spacecraft with Thruster, Relative-Navigation, Attitude and Crosslink or FASTRAC satellite(s) as the winner. •
2nd. Taylor University: TEST •
3rd. Michigan Technological University: HuskySat •
Arizona State University •
University of Colorado at Boulder: DINO •
University of Hawaii at Manoa: Twin Stars •
University of Michigan: FENIX •
Montana State University: MAIA •
New Mexico State University: NMSUSat •
Penn State University: LionSat •
Utah State University: USUSat II •
Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya and Bandit •
Worcester Polytechnic Institute: PANSAT
Events and Milestones: • November 19, 2010. University of Texas FASTRAC spacecraft launches on a Minotaur IV •
1st. Cornell University:
CUSat •
2nd. Washington University in St. Louis: Akoya and Bandit •
3rd. University of Missouri-Rolla: UMR SAT •
University of Central Florida: KNIGHTSAT •
University of Cincinnati: BEARSat •
University of Minnesota: MinneSAT •
New Mexico State University: NMSUSat 2 •
Santa Clara University: ONYX •
Texas A&M University: AggieSat1 •
University of Texas at Austin: ARTEMIS •
Utah State University: TOROID
Events and Milestones: • March 2007. Nanosat-4 Flight Competition Review where CUSat named winner • September 29, 2013. Cornell University's CUSat launched successfully.
Nanosat-5 The Nanosat-5 competition began in January 2007 with 11 universities being selected from 26 proposal submissions. The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment or DANDE was selected to continue on toward launch.
Nanosat-6 The Nanosat-6 Program Flight Competition Review was sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A panel of judges from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Test Program, Air Force Institute of Technology and industry selected the winners identified in the table below. •
1st. Michigan Technological University: Oculus-ASR •
2nd. Cornell University: Violet •
3rd. University of Hawaii at Manoa: Ho'oponopono •
University of Central Florida: KnightSat 2 •
Georgia Institute of Technology: R3 •
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: CASTOR •
University of Minnesota: TwinSat •
Missouri S&T: MR & MRS SAT •
Montana State University: SpaceBuoy •
Saint Louis University: COPPER •
2nd- Microsats. Missouri S&T •
1st- Cubesats. University of Texas at Austin •
2nd- Cubesats. University of Michigan •
Boston University: BUSat •
SUNY Buffalo •
University of Hawaii at Manoa •
University of Maryland •
Massachusetts Institute of Technology •
Montana State University •
St. Louis University: Argus
Nanosat-8 The Nanosat-8 cycle started in late 2012 with the selection of 10 competing schools. AFRL announced the winners of the Nanosat-8 cycle in February 2015. The first four winners included Missouri University of Science and Technology, the University of Colorado at Boulder, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Taylor University respectively. With a tie for fifth spot, Boston University and State University of New York at Buffalo teams will support deep-dive visits from judges to each program for a tie-breaker decision. •
1st. Missouri S&T: MR & MRS SAT •
2nd. University of Colorado Boulder: PolarCube •
3rd. Georgia Institute of Technology: RECONSO •
4th. Taylor University: ELEO-Sat •
5th (t). Boston University: ANDESITE •
5th (t). SUNY Buffalo: GLADOS •
University of Florida: CHOMPTT •
New Mexico State University: INCA
Nanosat-9 The Nanosat-9 Flight Selection Review process resulted in selection of the University of Georgia MOCI payload as winner with the University of Colorado at Boulder's MAXWELL coming in second. •
1st. University of Georgia: MOCI •
University of Arizona •
SUNY Buffalo •
Massachusetts Institute of Technology •
Michigan Technological University •
University of Minnesota •
Missouri S&T: APEX •
2nd. Texas A&M University: Aggiesat6 •
3rd. Michigan Technological University: Auris Participants were notified by AFRL of onward inclusion in the Nanosat-11 effort on November 23, 2021 •
University of Alaska Fairbanks: CCP •
Auburn University: QUEST •
SUNY Buffalo: POLAR •
University of Colorado Boulder: RALPHIE •
University of Maryland: THEIA •
Purdue University: FLaC-Sat •
Rutgers University: SPICEsat •
Saint Louis University: DORRE •
University of Texas at Austin: SERPENT •
Western Michigan University: PEP-GS ==See also==