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PicSat

PicSat was a French observatory nanosatellite, designed to measure the transit of Beta Pictoris b, an exoplanet which orbits the star Beta Pictoris.

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Band
VHF · UHF
Bus
CubeSat 3U
Contractor
ISL · ANTRIX
COSPAR ID
2018-004X
Decay date
3 October 2023
Diameter
50 mm

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PicSat

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples89
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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PicSat

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related to Telescope support · 17
PicSat → Beta Pictoris, Dr, ESO, European Southern Observatory, Flavien Kiefer, HARPS, High Accuracy Radial Velocity, Hill, If, If PicSat, Institut, Kiefer, Paris, Planet Searcher, The, This, Together
related to Operation · 15
PicSat → Beta Pictoris, Earth, Français, Ground Station, Indian Space Research Organization, January, Licensed, Paris Observatory, PicSat Ground Station, PicSat's, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C40, Réseau, Since PicSat, The
related to Supporting institutions · 12
PicSat → CCERES, CNES, CNRS, ERC, ESEP Laboratory Group, European Research Council, European Union's Horizon, Foundation MERAC, LESIA, Lithium, Paris Observatory, PSL Research University
related to Project · 10
PicSat → Beta Pictoris, CNRS, CubeSat, French CNRS, He, It, LESIA, Paris Observatory, Sylvestre Lacour, The
related to External links · 4
PicSat → Flickr, Info Sheet, Official, PicSat Beta-Pictoris Star System
related to Specifications · 3
PicSat → Beta Pictoris, PicSat's, The
Band · 1
PicSat → VHF · UHF
Bus · 1
PicSat → CubeSat 3U
Contractor · 1
PicSat → ISL · ANTRIX
COSPAR ID · 1
PicSat → 2018-004X

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beta pictoris transit cubesat would star paris planet satellite observatory system telescope french cnrs team orbit earth light lesia atmosphere

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PicSatBandVHF · UHF1.00infobox
PicSatBusCubeSat 3U1.00infobox
PicSatContractorISL · ANTRIX1.00infobox
PicSatCOSPAR ID2018-004X1.00infobox
PicSatDecay date3 October 20231.00infobox
PicSatDiameter50 mm1.00infobox
PicSatDimensions10 × 50 × 100 cm with antennas and solar panels1.00infobox
PicSatFocal length150 mm1.00infobox
PicSatFocal ratio.mw-parser-output span.fnumber,.mw-parser-output .fnumber-fallback{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;width:max-content}.mw-parser-output span.fnumber::first-letter,.mw-par…1.00infobox
PicSatInclination97.3°1.00infobox
PicSatLast contact20 March 20181.00infobox
PicSatLaunch date12 January 2018, 03:58 UTC1.00infobox
PicSatLaunch mass3.9 kg1.00infobox
PicSatLaunch siteSDSC1.00infobox
PicSatManufacturerISIS (spacecraft) Hyperion (ADCS) LESIA (payload)1.00infobox
PicSatMission duration~1 year1.00infobox
PicSatMission typeAstronomy · Planetary science1.00infobox
PicSatOperatorObservatoire de Paris · CNRS1.00infobox
PicSatPeriod95 minutes1.00infobox
PicSatPower6 watts1.00infobox
PicSatReference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
PicSatRegimeLow Earth · SSO1.00infobox
PicSatRocketPSLV1.00infobox
PicSatSATCAT no.431321.00infobox
PicSatTypeOff-axis telescope1.00infobox
PicSatWavelengthsvisible light1.00infobox
PicSatWebsitehttp://picsat.obspm.fr1.00infobox

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