| Name | LightSail |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Organisation | The Planetary Society |
| Institution | Non-profit |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Oneliner | Demonstrate the deployment of a 32 m2 solar sail from a 3-unit CubeSat platform. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| 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 2 (LightSail-B, LightSail-2) | Operational (Official news 2020-07-02) | 2019-06-25 | 710 km, 24 deg |
| LightSail-C (LightSail-3) | cancelled (No plans for follow-on mission as per Kickstarter comments in 2019) | x_cancelled | Sun-Earth Libration Point L1 |
Last modified: 2020-12-27
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