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Mission officials today cleared the spacecraft for a possible sail deployment attempt on Tuesday, 23 July 2019, during a ground station pass that starts at roughly 11:22 PDT (18:22 UTC). A backup pass is available the following orbit starting at 13:07 PDT (20:07 UTC). These times may change slightly as new orbit predictions become available.
#LightSail2 ground pass 1 complete. All critical pre-sail deployment tasks successful, including TLE upload. Spacecraft is currently go for solar sail deployment during the next pass, which begins at about 11:40 PDT (18:40 PDT).
All indications are that #LightSail2 has deployed its solar sail as planned. We will now confirm deployment was successful by downloading imagery.
All indications are that #LightSail2 has deployed its solar sail as planned. We will now confirm deployment was successful by downloading imagery.
A perfect day for sailing! Images from the spacecraft confirm the solar sails deployed on 23 June 2019 at 11:47 PDT. Details at http://planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/ls2-deploys-sail.html