Lem scientific satellite already in space, scientists have established with him ... - Money.pl

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first Polish scientific satellite Lem is already in space. The space was it approx. 8.10, a Russian Dnepr rocket from a military base in the Urals bright. Approx. hours. 10 scientists have made contact with Lem.

disconnect the satellite carrier rocket occurred at 15 minutes and 50 seconds. from the start, at an altitude of 650 km above the Indian Ocean.

“The first satellite connection Lem was already 9.48. satellite replied that the work that he’s all right,” – said Dr. Peter Orléans reporters gathered at the Center for Astronomical them. Nicolaus Copernicus Academy of Sciences. On the second call, scheduled after hours. 11, is unable to communicate, but – as asserted scientist – it’s disturbing. “The process of establishing effective communication in orbit may take several months,” – he said.

communications satellite will establish communications with air traffic control station located at the Center for Astronomical them. Nicolaus Copernicus Academy of Sciences. Hence, scientists will send commands to the satellite and here also will answer the operational data and scientific mission.

Lem and second Polish satellite Hevelius (whose start is scheduled for December 29) developed in collaboration with the University of Vienna, Graz University of Technology, the University of Toronto and the University of Montreal. Ministry of Science and Higher Education allocated to the construction of 14.2 million z?.

“This is one of the most ambitious Polish research projects. opens the way to a breakthrough scientific results,” – stressed Minister of Science prof. Barbara Kudrycka in response to the loss Lem successful.

task Lem – weighing less than 7 kg cube with sides of 20 cm – in the next few years it will measure 286 of the brightest stars in the sky. The study will provide key information about the internal structure of stars. Such research can not be accurately performed with the Earth. The main obstacle is the Earth’s atmosphere, which causes rippling interference.

Dnepr rocket, which was Lem in space, is a former military rocket. Now, instead of a nuclear head is mounted on the other cargo. In this case, it was over 20 communication satellites and scientific. One of them was Polish Lem.

Lem and Hevelius is called. nanosatellites, or with very small dimensions. Made it on the international agenda Bright Target Explorer Constellation – BRITE. They worked on them specialists from the Centre for Space Research and the Center for Astronomical them. Nicolaus Copernicus Academy of Sciences. The program involved a two BRITE satellites Austrian and two Canadian. (PAP)

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