{"paper":{"title":"The BRITE Constellation nanosatellite mission: Testing, commissioning and operations","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"astro-ph.IM","authors_text":"A. F. J. Moffat, A. Pamyatnykh, A. Pigulski, A. Popowicz, A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny, C. C. Grant, C. Neiner, D. Baade, E. Zoclonska, G. A. Wade, G. Handler, G. Marciniszyn, G. N. Whittaker, G. Wozniak, H. Pablo, J. M. Matthews, J. Rowe, K. Zwintz, M. Unterberger, O. Koudelka, P. Orleanski, P. Romano, R. E. Zee, R. Kuschnig, R. Wawrzaszek, S. M. Mochnacki, S. M. Rucinski, T. Ramiaramanantsoa, T. Zawistowski, W. W. Weiss","submitted_at":"2016-07-31T23:47:06Z","abstract_excerpt":"BRITE (BRIght Target Explorer) Constellation, the first nanosatellite mission applied to astrophysical research, is a collaboration among Austria, Canada and Poland. The fleet of satellites (6 launched, 5 functioning) performs precise optical photometry of the brightest stars in the night sky. A pioneering mission like BRITE - with optics and instruments restricted to small volume, mass and power in several nanosatellites, whose measurements must be coordinated in orbit - poses many unique challenges. We discuss the technical issues, including problems encountered during on-orbit commissioning"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1608.00282","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}