The BRITE-Constellation Nanosatellite Space Mission And Its First Scientific Results
- Author(s)
- G Handler, Andrzej Pigulski, Werner Wolfgang Weiss, Rainer Kuschnig
- Abstract
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.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- COROT Additional Program Working Group, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), University of Wrocław
- No. of pages
- 5
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716001001
- Publication date
- 10-2017
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/888d0a29-2a45-462d-ba48-fd11395a99f5