nCube (satellites)

Due to problems during launch (NCube-1) and deployment into orbit (NCube-2), neither of the satellites became operational.

[1] Both satellites were built to the CubeSat picosatellite standard, which defined their mass and size (10 cm cube).

[citation needed] The goal of the NCube satellites was to stimulate interest in science and increase competence in space technology among students and educational institutions.

Moreover, enhance cooperation between educational institutions and industry and exchange of knowledge between educational institutions in north and south of Norway.

[citation needed] The second goal was to communicate with amateur radio ground stations, and to test a space-born Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver for tracking ships and reindeer.