The BRITE-Constellation Nanosatellite Space Mission And Its First Scientific Results*

The BRITE-Constellation Nanosatellite Space Mission And Its First Scientific Results*

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...

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Main Authors: 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.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716001001

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https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716001001

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