2015-025L
Planetary Society LightSail-1 project with A test flight and B operational mission. 5 kg, 3U cubesat bus. A to do systems tests in LEO?
Will do 4 weeks of tests then deloy mylar sails on 4m booms.
Launch as secondary payload AFSPC-5. Built by Stellar Exploration of San Luis Obispo, with integration by Ecliptic Enterpises (Pasadena).
After losing contact, the satellite rebooted on May 30.
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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| 2015 May 20 | 1505 | Launch by Atlas V 501 | CC SLC40 |
| | | T+3:38 Fairing sep |
| | | T+4:23 BECO |
| | | T+4:30 Atlas sep |
| | | T+4:40 Centaur MES-1 |
| | 1523? | T+18? MECO-1 | 309 x 322 x 38.02 |
| | 1525? | X-37 sep |
| | 1545? | MES-2 |
| 1547? | MECO-2 |
| | 1705:40 | LightSail deploy | 355 x 701 x 55.0 |
| 2015 May | | Contact lost |
| 2015 May 30 | | Rebooted |
| 2015 Jun 3 | | Deploy solar panels |
| 2015 Jun 7 | 1947 | Deploy sail |