TUGSAT-1 / BRITE-Austria
TU Graz - Institute of Communication Networks and Satellite Communications
Austrian nanosatellite developed by TU Graz for stellar photometry as part of the international BRITE Constellation mission, launched in 2013.
Technical specifications
- Type
- Nanosatellite
- Mass
- ~7 kg
- Dimensions
- 20 x 20 x 20 cm
- Launch
- February 25, 2013
- Launch vehicle
- PSLV-C20
- Orbit
- LEO, SSO ~800 km
- Payload
- Optical photometer
- Mission
- Stellar photometry / BRITE Constellation
- Notable
- First Austrian nanosatellite
About
TUGSAT-1, also known as BRITE-Austria, is a nanosatellite developed by the Institute of Communication Networks and Satellite Communications at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). Launched on February 25, 2013, it forms part of the BRITE (BRIght Target Explorer) Constellation, an international network of nanosatellites measuring luminosity variations of the brightest stars in the sky with unprecedented precision.
Documentation
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