| Name |
LightSail |
| Type |
CubeSat |
| Units or mass |
3U |
| Organisation |
Non-profit |
| Organisation |
The Planetary Society |
| Nation |
US |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate the deployment of a 32 m2 solar sail from a 3-unit CubeSat platform. |
| Keywords |
Solar sail, Propulsion |
Related Spacecraft
| Name |
Status |
Launch |
Orbit |
| LightSail-A (LightSail 1) |
Reentry 2015-06-15. Was operational until 2015-06-11. Various problems, but did deploy solar sail. |
2015-05-20 |
360 x 700 km, 55 deg |
| LightSail-B (LightSail 2, LightSail-2) |
On spacecraft (Prox1). Deployment planned at 7 days after launch. |
2019-06-25 |
710 km x 24 deg |
| LightSail-C (LightSail-3) |
not launched |
2021-12-31 |
Sun-Earth Libration Point L1 |
Last modified: 2019-07-12
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