NanoSail-D2

NanoSail-D2 was a small satellite built by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Ames Research Center to study the deployment of a solar sail in space. It was a three-unit CubeSat, measuring 30 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm with a mass of 4 kg (8.8 lb). Its solar sail had an area of 10 m² (110 sq ft), and was deployed in around five seconds.

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CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft, low Earth orbit, Minotaur IV, 

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atmospheric entry

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rocket launch

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deployment

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deployment

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