| Name | NanoSail-D |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Organisation | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Institution | Space agency |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Cal Poly, ? |
| Oneliner | Deploy solar sail for deorbiting. |
| Sources | Link-1 Link-2 |
| Keywords | Solar sail, Propulsion |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| NanoSail-D | Launch failure | 2008-08-03 | Launch failure |
| NanoSail-D2 | Was operational until 2011-01-21, 4 days, batteries were drained. Deployed from FASTSAT on 2011-01-17. | 2010-11-20 | 630 km, 72 deg |
Last modified: 2019-09-29
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