Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spacecraft
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Planetary_Society
gptkb:Planetary_Society |
| gptkbp:collection |
environmental conditions
navigation accuracy thermal performance solar radiation measurements attitude control performance communication system performance orbital decay measurements power generation efficiency sail area measurements sail degradation analysis sail deployment analysis sail deployment challenges sail deployment control sail deployment failures sail deployment feedback sail deployment future work sail deployment improvements sail deployment lessons learned sail deployment mechanism performance sail deployment observations sail deployment recommendations sail deployment reliability sail deployment results sail deployment sequence sail deployment success sail deployment successes sail deployment telemetry sail deployment time sail material performance sail orientation sail performance under shadow sail performance under sunlight sail reflectivity measurements sail stability sail tension measurements |
| gptkbp:communication |
radio communication
|
| gptkbp:controls |
attitude control system
|
| gptkbp:designed_by |
gptkb:The_Planetary_Society
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 30 days
|
| gptkbp:goal |
demonstrate solar sailing technology
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Light Sail
|
| gptkbp:launch_date |
May 20, 2019
|
| gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
|
| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_Heavy
|
| gptkbp:mass |
4.5 kg
|
| gptkbp:mission |
low Earth orbit
solar sail demonstration |
| gptkbp:objective |
collect data on solar radiation pressure
test solar sail propulsion |
| gptkbp:operational_status |
completed
|
| gptkbp:power_output |
solar panels
|
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
crowdfunding
|
| gptkbp:sailing_event |
gptkb:Light_Sail_1
32 square meters |
| gptkbp:stations |
positive
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Light_Sail_2
|
| gptkbp:team |
gptkb:Bill_Nye
gptkb:Bruce_Betts gptkb:Emily_Lakdawalla gptkb:Louis_Friedman gptkb:Jason_Davis |
| gptkbp:technology |
solar sail technology
|
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:2015
gptkb:2019 |