Heweliusz (satellite)
Mission type | Astronomy |
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Operator | Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika PAN |
COSPAR ID | 2014-049B |
SATCAT no. | 40119 |
Mission duration | 9 years, 8 months and 15 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Space Research Centre | |
Launch mass | 7 kilograms (15 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 August 2014, 03:15 | UTC
Rocket | China Great Wall Industry Corporation |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Heweliusz (also called BRITE-PL) is the second
Features
Heweliusz is the third
Heweliusz was developed and manufactured by the
Heweliusz observes the stars in the
Launch
The Heweliusz satellite was launched as a secondary payload on a
Although the other satellites in the BRITE constellation used the Canadian XPOD nanosatellite deployer, Heweliusz uses an indigenous Polish system. The DRAGON nanosatellite deployer was designed specifically for this mission by the Space Research Centre, in collaboration with the SRC spinoff company Astronika. Development, manufacturing, testing, and integration of the system took only two months.[10]
See also
- TUGSAT-1
- UniBRITE-1
- BRITE-Toronto
- BRITE-Montreal
- Lem (BRITE-PL)
Explanatory notes
- BRITE-Montreal, is possibly lost.[5]
References
- ^ "Polish scientific satellite Hevelius will be launched on July 10". First Polish Political Satellite. PAP; naukawpolsce.pap.pl. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Live event – BRITE-PL 2 Heweliusz launch". kosmonauta.net. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Science". First Polish Political Satellite. Space Research Centre; Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ a b "PSLV-C20/SARAL Mission" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Semeniuk, Ivan (3 July 2014). "Canadian astronomy satellite lost as another looks for rescue". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Science Goals". BRITE–Constellation. University of Vienna. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Universität Wien startet ins All" [University of Vienna launches into space] (in German). University of Vienna. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "First Polish Scientific Satellite". First Polish Political Satellite. Space Research Centre; Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (20 August 2014). "Chinese, Polish satellites launched by Long March". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Dobrowolski, Marcin; et al. (May 14–16, 2014). "DRAGON - 8U Nanosatellite Orbital Deployer" (PDF). Proceedings of the 42nd Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.