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| Mission type | Astronomy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika PAN |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-049B |
| SATCAT no. | 40119 |
| Mission duration | 10 years, 3 months and 5 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | GNB |
| Manufacturer | Space Research Centre |
| Launch mass | 7 kilograms (15 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 August 2014, 03:15 UTC |
| Rocket | Chang Zheng 4B |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Launch Complex 9 |
| Contractor | China Great Wall Industry Corporation |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
Heweliusz (also called BRITE-PL) is the second[1] Polish scientific satellite launched in 2014 as part of the Bright-star Target Explorer (BRITE) programme. The spacecraft was launched aboard a Chang Zheng 4B rocket in August 2014. Heweliusz is an optical astronomy spacecraft built by the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences and operated by Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika PAN; it is one of two Polish contributions to the BRITE constellation along with the Lem satellite. It is named after Johannes Hevelius.
- ^ "Polish scientific satellite Hevelius will be launched on July 10". First Polish Political Satellite. PAP; naukawpolsce.pap.pl. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.