Solar Sailer

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis ongoing
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:international_partners
gptkbp:collection solar wind interaction
gptkbp:communication_system gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:control_system autonomous
gptkbp:data_transmission telemetry
gptkbp:deployed_sails yes
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:environment gptkb:space
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2005
yes
gptkbp:flight_style Earth orbit
gptkbp:funding gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:height 2 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solar Sailer
gptkbp:impact influenced solar sail designs
gptkbp:involved_technology light sail propulsion
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Count_Dooku
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2005
2005-05-05
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II
gptkbp:legacy pioneered solar sailing technology
gptkbp:length 10 m
gptkbp:mass 100 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2006
technology demonstration
successful demonstration
gptkbp:mission_duration 1 year
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:scientific_experiments
gptkbp:navigation_system star tracker
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA_JPL
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbital_altitude yes
low Earth orbit
gptkbp:power_source solar energy
gptkbp:purpose propulsion testing
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:space_exploration
gptkbp:research_interest high
gptkbp:sail_deployment critical phase
gptkbp:sail_deployment_method mechanical
gptkbp:sail_orientation adjustable
gptkbp:sail_size large
gptkbp:sailing_event Mylar
gptkbp:scientific_goals test solar sail technology
gptkbp:solar_sail_area 200 m²
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NEA_Scout
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:uses solar sails
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of solar propulsion
gptkbp:width 10 m
gptkbp:year gptkb:2000
gptkb:2006
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Count_Dooku
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5