Lightsail 2 Sails on Sunlight at Last

Summary Lightsail 2 is a tiny (4 kg), experimental, crowd-funded satellite with a large (40 sqm) solar sail that was developed by the Planetary Society. The Planetary Society reported that the sail successful used the momentum of the light from the sun to adjust the satellite's orbit around the Earth. Unfortunatly the large sail is also susceptible to atmospheric drag so it's average altitude is falling closer to the Earth.

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Stars : Scott Manley

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Aug 1, 2019

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube channel

Language : English

Summary Lightsail 2 is a tiny (4 kg), experimental, crowd-funded satellite with a large (40 sqm) solar sail that was developed by the Planetary Society. The Planetary Society reported that the sail successful used the momentum of the light from the sun to adjust the satellite's orbit around the Earth. Unfortunatly the large sail is also susceptible to atmospheric drag so it's average altitude is falling closer to the Earth.

Details

Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Aug 1, 2019

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube channel

Language : English

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