UniBRITE-1
UniBRITE-1 is, along with TUGSAT-1, one of the first two Austrian satellites to be launched. Along with TUGSAT, it operates as part of the BRIght Target Explorer constellation of satellites. The two spacecraft were launched aboard the same rocket, an Indian PSLV-CA, in February 2013. UniBRITE is an optical astronomy spacecraft operated by the University of Vienna as part of the BRIght Target Explorer programme.
| Mission type | Astronomy |
|---|---|
| Operator | University of Vienna |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-009G |
| SATCAT no. | 39092 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | GNB |
| Manufacturer | University of Toronto |
| Launch mass | 7 kilograms (15 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 February 2013, 12:31 UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV-CA C20 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
| Contractor | ISRO UTIAS |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 777 kilometres (483 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 790 kilometres (490 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.62 degrees |
| Period | 100.38 minutes |
| Epoch | 8 November 2013, 11:58:53 UTC |
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