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for-all-mankind · 5 years

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LightSail-2 deploys solar sail, beginning orbital operations (July 23, 2019).

Four weeks after launching on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, The Planetary Society’s LightSail-2 spacecraft successfully deployed its solar sail July 23.

Four cobalt-alloy booms unraveled from the main spacecraft bus with the triangular segments of mylar sail material. Once fully unraveled, LightSail 2′s solar sail covers roughly 32 square meters. Deployment occurred at 12:45am EDT over Mexico in range of the mission’s San Luis Obispo, California control center. Two cameras with a 185 degree field of view provided footage of sail deployment and other orbital imagery during the spacecraft’s mission. The spacecraft is orbiting 447 miles above the Earth.

LightSail-2 undergoing preflight sail deployment testing in California in 2016. P/c: The Planetary Society. LightSail-2 is the Planetary Society’s second, larger solar sail testbed spacecraft, having launched the smaller LightSail-1 in 2015. That mission, which launched piggyback with the X-37B spaceplane on an Atlas V rocket, spent 25 days orbiting the Earth and validating the spacecraft’s sail design. Major differences between the two spacecraft include the addition of a reaction wheel to orient the spacecraft and a cluster of mirror’s on the vehicle’s underside that will aid in precise ground-based measurements.

With LightSail-2, the Society hopes to prove that sails could be used for orbit raising and other maneuvers in space, ultimately reducing the cost for cubesats to travel beyond low Earth orbit. Solar Sailing as a technology was first proposed by Planetary Society cofounder Carl Sagan in the late 1970s as a method of deep-space propulsion that utilized photos from the sun as fuel. Much the same way as wind on Earth pushes a ship’s sail, solar sails in space would be propelled by photons from the sun pushing against a large surface area. The Society expects LightSail-2 to remain in orbit for at least a year. As the spacecraft’s apogee, or highest point slowly raises, its perigee, or closest point slowly lowers, eventually causing the sail to plummet into the atmosphere and burn up.

Click here for our coverage of the LightSail program.

P/c: The Planetary Society/Jason Major

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astronormiee · 5 years

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Falcon heavy made the day. Snapped by @johnkrausphotos #falconheavy #falcon9 #falconlanding #falconlaunch #ofcourseistillloveyou #spacex #tughollywood #arabsat #arab #arabsat6a #kennedy #nasa #lc39a #falcon #launchday #elonmusk #gwenshotwell #lockheedmartin #nasa #isro #spacex #nkkn #space #stem #astrophysics #engineering #satellite #communication #stem #aviation #aerospace https://www.instagram.com/p/BwIlknBBD2d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hfxlkz7g2uby

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traumataylor · 5 years

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the best part of where I get to live; ticket launches in my backyard. #arabsat6a https://www.instagram.com/taylorkristen80/p/BwIfmLdFi2yzOG7jyVNhoSusbC6_m2rU-aBo2o0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ij3hhlty172m

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superspacetremendorasteroid-blog · 5 years

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🔴WATCH LIVE:SPACEX FALCON HEAVY! Launches ARABSAT 6A @Kennedy Space Cent...

🔴WATCH LIVE: SPACEX FALCON HEAVY! Launches ARABSAT 6A @Kennedy Space Center, 5:36pm EST🔴

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 10 for a Falcon Heavy launch of the Arabsat-6A satellite from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary launch window opens at 6:35 p.m. EDT, or 22:35 UTC, and closes at 8:32 p.m. EDT, or 00:32 p.m. UTC on Thursday, April 11. A backup launch window opens on Thursday, April 11 at 6:35 p.m. EDT, or 22:35 UTC, and closes at 8:31 p.m. EDT, or 00:31 UTC on Friday, April 12. The satellite will be deployed approximately 34 minutes after liftoff.

Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will attempt to land at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Falcon Heavy’s center core will attempt to land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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everythingspacex · 5 years

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trendmeee · 2 years

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Shuttle Crew Launches Satellite For Arab States

Shuttle Crew Launches Satellite For Arab States. Its official program name was space transportation system (sts), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. 28, 1986, exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crewmembers and changing nasa's space program forever. SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches Arabsat6A from…

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instapicsil2 · 5 years

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The famed VAB at @nasa, day and night. It’s yuuuuge. #space #rocket #thisisflorida #spacerace #assembly #vab #florida #work #night #day #photography #falconheavy #arabsat6a http://bit.ly/2VDcUFD

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crazygadgetshere · 5 years

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Get ready for the first commercial departure with SpaceX Falcon Heavy [Live Broadcast]

Get ready for the first commercial departure with SpaceX Falcon Heavy [Live Broadcast] #SpaceX #SpaceXFalconHeavy #SpaceXFalconHeavyrocket #Falcon Heavy #KennedySpaceCenter #OfCourseIStillLoveYou #drone ship #SpaceXFalconHeavyLiveBroadcast #Arabsat6A

The exclusive space company SpaceX Falcon Heavy is preparing to make its first commercial take off with today’s most powerful rocket.

On the evening of February 6, 2018, the Falcon Heavydeparture, which was watched by millions of people at the same time, was a great historical achievement for all human beings. The strongest rocket in our day, which amazed millions of people that evening, is…

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#Arabsat-6A #drone ship #Falcon Heavy #Kennedy Space Center #Of Course I Still Love You #spacex #SpaceX Falcon Heavy #SpaceX Falcon Heavy Live Broadcast #SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

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astronormiee · 5 years

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Falcon Heavy/ Arabsat 6a 1. Launch, swipe 2. First Stage landing and Arabsat deployment to gto Falcon Heavy's Maiden Mission is successful, as the first stage boosters landed successfuly in LZ1&LZ2 and center core in OCISLY drone ship The second stage deployed the Arabsat 6A in 30.5° E orbital slot in Geo Transfer Orbit https://youtu.be/W8syb_JpJXk #falconheavy #falcon9 #falconlanding #falconlaunch #ofcourseistillloveyou #spacex #tughollywood #arabsat #arab #arabsat6a #kennedy #nasa #lc39a #falcon #launchday #elonmusk #gwenshotwell #lockheedmartin #nasa #isro #spacex #nkkn #space #stem #astrophysics #engineering #satellite #communication #stem #aviation #aerospace (at Cape Canaveral, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwIkaj7hNK9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bcekob3dbdyx

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superspacetremendorasteroid-blog · 5 years

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🔴WATCH LIVE: SPACEX FALCON HEAVY! Launches ARABSAT 6A @Kennedy Space Cen...

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 10 for a Falcon Heavy launch of the Arabsat-6A satellite from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary launch window opens at 6:35 p.m. EDT, or 22:35 UTC, and closes at 8:32 p.m. EDT, or 00:32 p.m. UTC on Thursday, April 11. A backup launch window opens on Thursday, April 11 at 6:35 p.m. EDT, or 22:35 UTC, and closes at 8:31 p.m. EDT, or 00:31 UTC on Friday, April 12. The satellite will be deployed approximately 34 minutes after liftoff.

Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will attempt to land at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Falcon Heavy’s center core will attempt to land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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superspacetremendorasteroid-blog · 5 years

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