NanoSail-D

NanoSail-D was a small satellite which was to have been used by NASA's 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). The satellite was lost shortly after launch due to a problem with the launch vehicle carrying it; however, a replacement, NanoSail-D2, was launched in 2010 to complete its mission.

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2008  Wikimedia, Wikidata
former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft, CubeSat, Falcon 1, 

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2008 NanoSail-D

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launch failure

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rocket launch

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NanoSail-D labelled illustration 1

NanoSail-D labelled illustration 2

NanoSail-D in orbit (artist depiction)

NanoSail-D in orbit (artist depiction)

Nano Sail D

NanoSail-D vibration testing

NanoSail-D deployment sequence 1

Nano Sail D

NanoSail-D deployment sequence 2

NanoSail-D deployment sequence 3

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		NanoSail-D labelled illustration 1		Commons
commons	image		NanoSail-D labelled illustration 2		Commons
commons	image		NanoSail-D in orbit (artist depiction)		Commons
commons	image		NanoSail-D in orbit (artist depiction)		Commons
commons	image		Nano Sail D		Commons
commons	image		NanoSail-D vibration testing		Commons
commons	image		NanoSail-D deployment sequence 1		Commons
commons	image		Nano Sail D		Commons
commons	image		NanoSail-D deployment sequence 2		Commons
commons	image		NanoSail-D deployment sequence 3		Commons