Name | CubeSail |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1.5U |
Organisation | University of Illinois |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | TriSept |
Oneliner | Low-cost demonstration of the UltraSail solar sailing concept using two CubeSats to deploy a 260 m-long reflecting film. |
Sources | [1] |
Keywords | Solar sail, Propulsion |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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CubeSail 1 (CubeSail-A) | Was semi-operational until 2018-12-XX? (Tweet from Jonathan McDowell on 2019-03-04) | 2018-12-16 | 510 km, 85 deg |
CubeSail 2 (CubeSail-B) | Was semi-operational until 2018-12-XX? (Tweet from Jonathan McDowell on 2019-03-04) | 2018-12-16 | 510 km, 85 deg |
Last modified: 2021-08-02
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