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

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arxiv 1611.02161 v1 pith:7EJWKHO7 submitted 2016-11-07 astro-ph.SR

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

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