The BRIght Target Explorer mission consists of six nanosatellites, each equipped with an instrument capable of capturing defocused images of stars suitable for milli-magnitude accuracy differential photometry. BRITE is expected to provide information about the dynamics and life cycles of bright stars. The satellites are funded in pairs by Austria, Poland and Canada and designed at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, Space Flight Laboratory. The present thesis document summarizes the contribution of the author to this project. This includes unit level integration, calibration, functional testing and science acceptance testing of the two BRITE Canada payloads; high level assembly and spacecraft level testing of the BRITE Canada spacecraft; sun stare testing and ground based observations of stars with engineering model instruments; launch campaign functional testing and preparations of UniBRITE, the first BRITE satellite funded by Austria; and on-orbit operations of UniBRITE.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/42725 |
| Date | 21 November 2013 |
| Creators | Chaumont, Monica |
| Contributors | Zee, Robert E., Rucinski, Slavek |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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