[2][3][4] It was one of three CubeSats part of the Norwegian student space program ANSAT, the other two are the CubeStar and the HiNCube.

[8] The satellite is based on the standardized CubeSat dimensions made to fit into a specialized deployer.

[9] The subsystems of NUTS-1 is in designed, constructed and built by the students in the projects, using few off the shelf parts.

NUTS-1 attitude determination and control system (ADCS) will consist of magnetorquers, wound copper coil around each axis that will act relative to the magnetic field of the Earth.

The satellite is planned to carry an IR-camera to capture images of atmospheric fluid gravity waves.