The BRITE-Constellation Nanosatellite Space Mission and Its First Scientific Results

G. Handler; A. Pigulski; W. W. Weiss; A. F.J. Moffat; R. Kuschnig; G. A. Wade; G. Orleański; S. M. Ruciński; O. Koudelka; R. Smolec; K. Zwintz; J. M. Matthews; A. Popowicz; D. Baade; C. Neiner; A. A. Pamyatnykh; J. Rowe; A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201716001001

The BRITE-Constellation Nanosatellite Space Mission and Its First Scientific Results

G. Handler
, A. Pigulski
, W. W. Weiss
, A. F.J. Moffat
, R. Kuschnig
, G. A. Wade
, G. Orleański
, S. M. Ruciński
, O. Koudelka
, R. Smolec
, K. Zwintz
, J. M. Matthews
, A. Popowicz
, D. Baade
, C. Neiner
, A. A. Pamyatnykh
, J. Rowe
, A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny

Department of Electronics; Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics (RAU/RAU11)

Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences
University of Wrocław
University of Vienna
University of Montreal
Institut für Kommunikationsnetze und Satellitenkommunikation
Royal Military College of Canada
Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences
University of Toronto
University of Innsbruck
University of British Columbia
European Southern Observatory
PSL University

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The BRIght Target Explorer (BRITE) Constellation is the first nanosatellite mission applied to astrophysical research. Five satellites in low-Earth orbits perform precise optical two-colour photometry of the brightest stars in the night sky. BRITE is naturally well suited for variability studies of hot stars. This contribution describes the basic outline of the mission and some initial problems that needed to be overcome. Some information on BRITE data products, how to access them, and how to join their scientific exploration is provided. Finally, a brief summary of the first scientific results obtained by BRITE is given.

Original language	English
Article number	01001
Journal	EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume	160
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716001001
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2017
Event	Seismology of the Sun and the Distant Stars 2016 - Using Today's Successes to Prepare the Future - TASC2 and KASC9 Workshop - SPACEINN and HELAS8 Conference - Terceira, Acores Islands, Portugal Duration: 11 Jul 2016 → 25 Jul 2016

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Handler, G., Pigulski, A., Weiss, W. W., Moffat, A. F. J., Kuschnig, R., Wade, G. A., Orleański, G., Ruciński, S. M., Koudelka, O., Smolec, R., Zwintz, K., Matthews, J. M., Popowicz, A., Baade, D., Neiner, C., Pamyatnykh, A. A., Rowe, J., & Schwarzenberg-Czerny, A. (2017). The BRITE-Constellation Nanosatellite Space Mission and Its First Scientific Results. EPJ Web of Conferences, 160, Article 01001. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716001001

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