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{{short description|Spanish research and communications satellite}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Nanosat-1B
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| image_caption = A technician is checking a satellite (27 March 2009).
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| mission_type = [[Research]] and [[Communications satellite|Communications]]
| operator = [[Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial|INTA]]
| COSPAR_ID = 2009-041E
| SATCAT = 35685
| website =
| mission_duration =
| spacecraft_bus = Nanosat-01
| manufacturer = [[University of Seville|Universidad de Sevilla]]<br/>[[Polytechnic University of Catalonia|Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]]<br/>AD Telecom<br/>[[Complutense University of Madrid|Universidad Complutense de Madrid]]
| launch_mass = {{cvt|22|kg}}
| dimensions = {{cvt|50|cm}}
| power =
| launch_date = 29 July 2009, 18:46:29 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
| launch_rocket = [[Dnepr (rocket)|Dnepr]]
| launch_site = [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 109|Site 109]]
| launch_contractor = [[ISC Kosmotras]]
| last_contact =
| decay_date =
| orbit_reference = [[Geocentric orbit]]
| orbit_regime = [[Low Earth orbit]] ([[Polar orbit|Polar]])
| orbit_altitude = {{cvt|650|km}}
| orbit_inclination = 98.1°
| orbit_period = 97.3 minutes
| apsis = gee
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The '''Nanosat-1B''' Spanish satellite, designed, developed and operated by the [[Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial]] (INTA) (National Institute of Aerospace Technology), is a [[Small satellite|nanosatellite]] which weighs 22 kg. Its main mission is the communication between remote sites like the [[Antarctic]], the [[BIO Hesperides|Hespérides warship]] and Spain. The Nanosat-1B has fourteen sides, all of them covered by [[solar cell]]s but the bottom one where the following antennas are installed: a medium gain [[Ultra high frequency]] (UHF) four wire antenna and two patch antennas. On the top side there are four [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] monopoles. The solar sensors and the Vectorsol experiment are located in the middle tray, being all the other equipment and experiments located inside the satellite.
The Nanosat-1B covers all the [[Earth]] due to his polar orbit and it stores scientific data which are unloaded when the satellite [[Pass (spaceflight)|pass]]es the Control Centre vertical (located at INTA, [[Torrejón de Ardoz|Torrejón]], [[Madrid]]) and the mobile stations (Nano-Terminals).
This satellite was launched on 29 July 2009 at 18:46 UTC from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] in [[Kazakhstan]], launchpad 95, by a [[Dnepr (rocket)|Dnepr]] [[launch vehicle]] along with the other five satellites: [[DubaiSat-1]] (this one being the main load), [[Deimos-1]], [[UK-DMC 2]], [[AprizeSat|Aprizesat-3]] and [[AprizeSat|Aprizesat-4]].
== Nanosat-1B payload ==
''Three Experiments:''
* '''The Two Towers (LDT)''': this is a high energy proton detector, which will help to characterize the special environment within a certain radiation range.
* '''RAD-FET''': this is composed of two sensors, one for accumulated radiation doses and a magneto-impedance sensor. Both LDT and RAD-FET have been entirely developed at INTA.
* '''Vectorsol''': this is a last generation solar sensor which allows to position the satellite. It has been developed by the [[University of Seville|Universidad de Sevilla]] along with the [[Polytechnic University of Catalonia|Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]] and it has been submitted to flight qualification testing at INTA.
''Two
* '''S Band Transmitter-Receiver
* '''Medium gain UHF antenna'''
== Future approach ==
Besides their weight and size characteristics, the [[Small satellite|nanosatellites]] are a new concept of design for space system and a great opportunity to reach space at lower development cost and time. The Nanosat Program foresees several new launches with precise applications, as these platforms are particularly suitable for in orbit demonstration missions including instruments, components and supporting technologies for bigger Space Programs.
== See also ==
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
* [[Nanosat 01]]
* [[Communications satellite]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
{{commons category|Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial}}
* [http://www.inta.es/ INTA Official Site] {{in lang|es}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091213023645/http://www.inta.es/noticias/documentos/NANOSAT_EN_ORBITA.pdf Nanosat en Orbita] Official document of INTA {{in lang|es}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091213023548/http://www.inta.es/noticias/documentos/PROGRAMA%20NANOSAT.pdf Programa Nanosat] Official document of INTA {{in lang|es}}
* [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nanosat-01.htm Nanosat 01] Gunter's Space Page.
* [https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2009-041E NASA] Details of the designation, NASA.
* [http://www.n2yo.com/?s=35685 Real time satellite tracking] Tracking real-time satellite.
* [http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/9/4/2271/pdf MPDI] Small magnetic sensor for space applications
* [http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/3/1859/pdf MPDI] Small Fluxgate Magnetometers: Development and Future Trends in Spain
{{Space program of Spain}}
{{Orbital launches in 2009}}
[[Category:Spacecraft launched in 2009]]
[[Category:Satellites of Spain]]
[[Category:Communications satellites in low Earth orbit]]
[[Category:Spacecraft launched by Dnepr rockets]]
[[Category:INTA satellites]]
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