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Toronto GNB

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Aissat 1 Credit: Manufacturer Image

AKA: BRITE;NLS;TUGSAT;UniBRITE. Status: Operational 2010. First Launch: 2010-07-12. Last Launch: 2014-08-19. Number: 9 .

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Brite-PL 2 Credit: Manufacturer Image

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BRITE-CA 1 Credit: Manufacturer Image

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TUGSAT-1 Credit: Manufacturer Image

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Aissat 1 Credit: Manufacturer Image

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• Aissat 1 - . Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Nation: Norway. Agency: ISRO. Program: AIS. Class: Navigation. Type: Navigation satellite. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 36797 . COSPAR: 2010-035C. Apogee: 636 km (395 mi). Perigee: 620 km (380 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 97.30 min. Satellite-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) payload to track maritime assets worldwide (all vessels over 300 metric tons are equipped with AIS transponders)..

• TUGSAT-1 - . Payload: BRITE-A. Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Nation: Austria. Class: Astronomy. Type: Astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 39091 . COSPAR: 2013-009F. Apogee: 784 km (487 mi). Perigee: 770 km (470 mi). Inclination: 98.63 deg. Period: 100.38 min. Satellite based on the Toronto Generic Nanosatellite Bus, built by the Technical University of Graz, Austra with help from UTIAS. Carried an 0.03m telescope-photometer for stellar photometry and astroseismology..

• UniBRITE - . Payload: BRITE-U. Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Nation: Austria. Class: Astronomy. Type: Astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 39092 . COSPAR: 2013-009G. Apogee: 783 km (486 mi). Perigee: 771 km (479 mi). Inclination: 98.63 deg. Period: 100.39 min. Nanosatellite built by UTIAS for the University of Vienna, Austria. Carried an 0.03m telescope-photometer for stellar photometry and astroseismology..

• Lem - . Payload: BRITE-PL. Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Nation: Poland. Class: Astronomy. Type: Astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 39431 . COSPAR: 2013-066R. Apogee: 884 km (549 mi). Perigee: 594 km (369 mi). Inclination: 97.75 deg. Period: 99.59 min. Satellite using Toronto's GNB bus carrying the BRITE-PL astronomical photometry payload for the Polish Academy of Sciences..

• Brite Toronto - . Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Nation: Canada. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 40020 . COSPAR: 2014-033L. Apogee: 739 km (459 mi). Perigee: 613 km (380 mi). Inclination: 97.96 deg. Period: 98.27 min. BRIght-star Target Explorer to observe the brightest starts for variability..

• NLS 7.1/Canx 4 - . Mass: 15 kg (33 lb). Nation: Canada. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 40055 . COSPAR: 2014-034C. Apogee: 661 km (410 mi). Perigee: 639 km (397 mi). Inclination: 98.25 deg. Period: 97.73 min. Univeristy of Toronto demonstration of on-orbit formation flying using differential GPS..

• NLS 7.2/Canx 5 - . Mass: 15 kg (33 lb). Nation: Canada. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 40056 . COSPAR: 2014-034D. Apogee: 662 km (411 mi). Perigee: 639 km (397 mi). Inclination: 98.25 deg. Period: 97.73 min.

• Aissat 2 - . Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Nation: Norway. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 40075 . COSPAR: 2014-037G. Apogee: 633 km (393 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.40 deg. Period: 97.27 min. Satellite-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) payload to track maritime assets worldwide (all vessels over 300 metric tons are equipped with AIS transponders)..

• Brite-PL 2 - . Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Nation: Poland. Spacecraft: Toronto GNB. USAF Sat Cat: 40119 . COSPAR: 2014-049B. Apogee: 634 km (393 mi). Perigee: 609 km (378 mi). Inclination: 98.02 deg. Period: 97.13 min. 'Heweliusz' (Hewelius) astronomy nanosatellite. The sixth and final member of the planned BRITE constellation carried an R-band photometer..