Nanosatellite Launch System
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The Nanosatellite Launch System (NLS) is a series of satellite
launch missions coordinated by the Space Flight Laboratory of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
. It provides a low-cost launch service for nanosatellites.
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
launch missions coordinated by the Space Flight Laboratory of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies is an advanced research facility for aeronautics and aerospace engineering, located in the Downsview district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
. It provides a low-cost launch service for nanosatellites.
NLS 1
- Launch date: 30 June 2003
- Launch vehicle: RockotRockotThe Rokot , also transliterated as a the pun Rockot, is a Russian space launch vehicle that can launch a payload of 1,950 kilograms into a 200 kilometre high Earth orbit with 63° inclination. It is a derivative of the UR-100N intercontinental ballistic missile , supplied and operated by Eurockot...
- Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk.-Overview:...
- Participants:
CanX-1, 
AAUSAT-1, DTUsat
NLS 2
- Launch date: 30 June 2003
- Launch vehicle: RockotRockotThe Rokot , also transliterated as a the pun Rockot, is a Russian space launch vehicle that can launch a payload of 1,950 kilograms into a 200 kilometre high Earth orbit with 63° inclination. It is a derivative of the UR-100N intercontinental ballistic missile , supplied and operated by Eurockot...
- Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk.-Overview:...
- Participants:
QuakeSat
NLS 3
- Launch date: 27 October 2005
- Launch vehicle: Cosmos-3MCosmos-3MThe Kosmos-3M is a Russian space launch vehicle. It is a liquid-fueled two-stage rocket, first launched in 1967 and with over 420 successful launches to its name. The Cosmos 3M uses nitrogen tetroxide as an oxidizer to lift roughly 1400 kg of payload into orbit...
- Parent Spacecraft: SSETI Express
- Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk.-Overview:...
- Participants:
NCUBE-2, 
UWE-1, 
XI-V
NLS 4
- Launch date: 28 April 2008
- Launch vehicle: Polar Satellite Launch VehiclePolar Satellite Launch VehicleThe Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that...
(PSLV-C9) - Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space CentreSatish Dhawan Space CentreThe Satish Dhawan Space Centre is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation . It is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, north of Chennai in South India. It was originally called Sriharikota High Altitude Range , and was sometime known as Sriharikota Launching Range...
, Second Launch Pad - Participants: CanX-2, AAUSAT-IIAAUSAT-IIAAUSAT-II is the second student-built CubeSat built and operated by students from Aalborg University in Denmark. It was launched 28 April 2008 05:54 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on a PSLV rocket...
, COMPASS-1COMPASS-1COMPASS-1 is a German amateur CubeSat picosatellite, built and operated by Aachen University of Applied Science. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, aboard a PSLV rocket, on 28 April 2008...
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Delfi-C3Delfi-C3Delfi-C3 is a CubeSat satellite constructed by students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. It is a 3-unit CubeSat, and was launched at 03:53:42 on 28 April 2008, as part of the NLS-4 mission, aboard a PSLV rocket, from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre...
, CUTE-1.7+APD IICUTE-1.7CUTE-1.7 + APD or CO-56 is an amateur radio nanosatellite in the form of a double CubeSat. The satellite uses commercial off-the-shelf components extensively, in particular, using the Hitachi NPD-20JWL PDA as a control computer, and using a USB hub for sensor communications...
and SEEDS IISEEDS-2The Space Engineering EDucation Satellite 2 is a Japanese amateur CubeSat picosatellite, built and operated by Nihon University. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, aboard a PSLV rocket, on 28 April 2008...
NLS 5
- Launch date: 28 April 2008
- Launch vehicle: Polar Satellite Launch VehiclePolar Satellite Launch VehicleThe Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that...
(PSLV-C9) - Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space CentreSatish Dhawan Space CentreThe Satish Dhawan Space Centre is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation . It is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, north of Chennai in South India. It was originally called Sriharikota High Altitude Range , and was sometime known as Sriharikota Launching Range...
, Second Launch Pad - Participants: CanX-6/NTS
NLS 6
- Launch date : July 12, 2010
- Launch vehicle: Polar Satellite Launch VehiclePolar Satellite Launch VehicleThe Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that...
(PSLV-C15) - Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space CentreSatish Dhawan Space CentreThe Satish Dhawan Space Centre is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation . It is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, north of Chennai in South India. It was originally called Sriharikota High Altitude Range , and was sometime known as Sriharikota Launching Range...
, First Launch Pad - Participants: AISSat-1,
TIsat-1