Advanced Composite Solar Sail System

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Q108831584

NASA solar sail technology demonstration mission

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ACS3, 
solar sail, CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft, Kongsberg NanoAvionics, Ames Research Center, Rocket Lab, Sun-synchronous orbit, Electron, Langley Research Center, United States of America, 

Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped).png

  • NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive entry@


2024-04-23T00:00:00Z
rocket launch Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
2024-08-29T00:00:00Z
deployment
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Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped)Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped)
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System testingAdvanced Composite Solar Sail System testing
An artist`s concept of NASA`s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as the Sun crests Earth`s horizon.An artist's concept of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as the Sun crests Earth's horizon.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit with the Sun in the background.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit with the Sun in the background.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as seen from directly above the spacecraft looking down at Earth below.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as seen from directly above the spacecraft looking down at Earth below.
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft orbiting Earth, showing a configuration with solar arrays deployed and the sails and the booms stowed.An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft orbiting Earth, showing a configuration with solar arrays deployed and the sails and the booms stowed.
Craig Turczynski, and Mario Perez install the solar panels on the +Y and -Y axis of Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Craig Turczynski, and Mario Perez install the solar panels on the +Y and -Y axis of Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.
Left to right: Keats Wilkie, Mario Perez, and Craig Turczynski rotate the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft on the workbench of the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.Left to right: Keats Wilkie, Mario Perez, and Craig Turczynski rotate the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft on the workbench of the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.
Mario Perez, back, holds the deployable solar panel as Craig Turczynski, left, secures it to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.Mario Perez, back, holds the deployable solar panel as Craig Turczynski, left, secures it to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.
Overview of the solar panels test of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Overview of the solar panels test of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.
Overview of the -Y axis of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft before the installation of the solar panels in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.Overview of the -Y axis of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft before the installation of the solar panels in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.
This artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun.This artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun.
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linkNASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive entry@Wikidata
majorrocket launch Rocket Lab Launch Complex 12024Wikidata
minordeployment2024Wikidata
imageACS3 solar sail fully unfurled2021Wikimedia
imageACS3 solar sail unfurls2021Wikimedia
imageACS3 spacecraft modelWikimedia
imageAdvanced Composite Solar Sail System Artist’s Concept 4 (ACS3 SolarSailTurntable right) (cropped)Wikimedia
imageAdvanced Composite Solar Sail System testing2023Wikimedia
imageAn artist's concept of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as the Sun crests Earth's horizon.2024Wikimedia
imageAn artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit.2024Wikimedia
imageAn artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in Earth orbit with the Sun in the background.2024Wikimedia
imageAn artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit as seen from directly above the spacecraft looking down at Earth below.2024Wikimedia
imageAn artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft orbiting Earth, showing a configuration with solar arrays deployed and the sails and the booms stowed.2024Wikimedia
imageCraig Turczynski, and Mario Perez install the solar panels on the +Y and -Y axis of Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.2024Wikimedia
imageLeft to right: Keats Wilkie, Mario Perez, and Craig Turczynski rotate the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft on the workbench of the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.2024Wikimedia
imageMario Perez, back, holds the deployable solar panel as Craig Turczynski, left, secures it to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility located in N213 room 104.2024Wikimedia
imageOverview of the solar panels test of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.2024Wikimedia
imageOverview of the -Y axis of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft before the installation of the solar panels in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104.2024Wikimedia
imageThis artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun.2024Wikimedia
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