Space Flight Laboratory (University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace

$718,066.00 CAD

≈ 9 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Canadian Space Agency
Program
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2016-2017
Agreement period
January 20, 2017 – March 31, 2023
Reference
csa-asc:003-2016-2017-Q4-03280

Published purpose

The purpose of this contribution is to provide one additional year of support to the operations of the BRITE (BRight Target Explorer) nanosatellite launched in 2014. BRITE is a unique small space telescope, a Canadian innovation with international partners, to study the brighter stars in our galaxy.

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