BRITE-AUSTRIA
Mission information
Name
BRITE-AUSTRIA
Alternate Names
TUGSAT-1; CANX-3B; BRITE-Austria
Satellite ID
XNCA-6781-8639-7113-1665
NORAD ID
39091
Website
https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/brite-austria
Countries of Origin

Austria

Canada

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
BRITE-AUSTRIA
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2013-02-25T00:00:00+00:00
Description

The scientific goal of this nanosatellite mission is the investigation of the brightness oscillations of massive luminous stars by differential photometry. The scientific instrument is an optical camera with a high-resolution CCD to take images from distant stars with magnitude of 3.5.

Mode S - Telemetry
Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
2234400000
Baud
512000
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)

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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Celestrak (SatNOGS)
TLE Updated
2025-07-14 21:02:40 UTC
TLE Set
1 39091U 13009F   25195.51228145  .00000115  00000+0  53858-4 0  9994
2 39091 98.3892 18.5407 0010577 162.0169 198.1394 14.36324222648577
Satellite Suggestion History

Transmitter Suggestion History