HEWELIUSZ - Norad ID: 40119
| Spacetrack Directory Name | BRITE-PL 2 |
| Alternative name | HEWELIUSZ |
| Follow BRITE-PL 2 | BRITE-PL 2 Tracker |
| Pass predictions BRITE-PL 2 | Pass predictions BRITE-PL 2 |
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| Days in orbit | 4298 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Polska (POL) |
| Starting point | TAISC (Taiyuan Space Center, China) |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 603 km |
| Apogee | 627 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 97.91° |
| Laps per day | 15 |
| Orbit | LEO (Sun-Synchronous) |
| Height BRITE-PL 2 | 599.05 km |
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.
satellite BRITE-PL 2 Date of exalting 19.08.2014y. Average height of ISS BRITE-PL 2 hundred 599.05 km. Average velocity BRITE-PL 2 is 27221.92 km/h. Inclination BRITE-PL 2 satellite 97.9°.
In the table below we show the frequencies BRITE-PL 2.
| Downlink | Mode |
|---|---|
| 2234.399 MHz | BPSK |