Satellite BRITE-PL-1 (BRIght-star Target Explorer - Poland) of BRITE-PL Consortium

Name of Satellite, Alternate Names BRITE-PL-1 (BRIght-star Target Explorer - Poland)
Country of Operator/Owner Multinational
Operator/Owner BRITE-PL Consortium
Users Government
Purpose Space Science
Class of Orbit LEO
Type of Orbit Sun-Synchronous
Longitude of GEO (degrees) 0
Perigee (km) 594
Apogee (km) 886
Eccentricity 0.0205344585091421
Inclination (degrees) 97.7
Period (minutes) 99.6
Launch Mass (kg.) 10
Dry Mass (kg.)
Power (watts)
Date of Launch 21-11-2013
Expected Lifetime 2 yrs.
Contractor University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies
Country of Contractor Canada
Launch Site Dombarovsky Missile Base
Launch Vehicle Dnepr
COSPAR Number 2013-066R
NORAD Number 39431
Comments Polish contribution to the BRITE (Bright Target Explorer) mission, developed by a consortium of Canadian, Austrian and Polish institutes. It will study the brightest stars in the Milky Way galaxy. First constellation of nanosatellites.

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