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.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Scott Manley
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.
Genres : Documentary News
Release date : Aug 1, 2019
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official YouTube channel
Language : English