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BRITE-Lem

Polish nanosatellite observatory. BRITE-Lem was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-066RNORAD 39431Poland

Identity

Name in GCAT
Lem
Common name
BRITE-Lem
Payload designation
BRITE-P1
Other names
BRITE-PL 1
International designator
2013-066R
NORAD catalog number
39431
GCAT identifier
S39431
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/695

Mission

Mission type
Astronomy
Use
Civil government
Program
BRITE
Owner
CBK
Country
Poland
Builder
Space Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences
Platform (bus)
GNB

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
593 km
Apogee
886 km
Inclination
97.78°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 2022
End of operations
May 2020

Size

Mass
6 kg
Dry mass
6 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11754062 (CC0).