Te Pūnaha Ātea – Auckland Space Institute is a multidisciplinary center at the University of Auckland focused on space science and engineering within the New Zealand space sector. It functions as a research institute, carrying out applied research in space science, engineering, and applications of space data, and also provides educational activities. The institute has capabilities to execute space missions, develop space hardware, and operate a Mission Operations Control Centre and partners with national and international establishments, industrial partners and academic institutions.
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The nanosatellite platforms use NanoAvionics’ 3U smallsat bus M3P with a payload mass capacity of up to 3 kg developed by Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute.
Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute at the University of Auckland has tasked NanoAvionics to build two nanosatellite platforms designed to support educational and technology demonstration missions.
The mission will deploy New Zealand’s first student-built satellite, APSS-1, for Te Pūnaha Ātea – Auckland Space Institute at The University of Auckland.