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LightSail® is a crowdfunded project from The Planetary Society to demonstrate that solar sailing is a viable means of propulsion for CubeSats—small, standardized spacecraft that are part of a global effort to lower the cost of space exploration. Our LightSail 2 spacecraft, launched 25 June 2019, uses sunlight alone to change its orbit, and is currently operating under an extended mission to further advance solar sailing technology.
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The Planetary Society's history with solar sailing dates back to the mid-1970s, when co-founder Louis Friedman led a NASA effort to send a solar sail spacecraft to visit Halley’s Comet. Fellow co-founder Carl Sagan promoted the concept on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1976.
The Planetary Society’s first crowdfunded solar sail mission, Cosmos 1, failed to reach orbit after launching aboard a Russian rocket in 2005. That effort led to the dual-spacecraft LightSail program. LightSail 1, identical to LightSail 2 with a few key differences, completed a successful deployment test in 2015.
LightSail 2 was named one of TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2019, and won a Popular Science Best of What’s New award for 2019. The spacecraft carries a disk with names, selfies, and other messages from our members and supporters. Search for your participation certificate here.
The Planetary Society’s first crowdfunded solar sail mission, Cosmos 1, failed to reach orbit after launching aboard a Russian rocket in 2005. That effort led to the dual-spacecraft LightSail program. LightSail 1, identical to LightSail 2 with a few key differences, completed a successful deployment test in 2015.
LightSail 2 was named one of TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2019, and won a Popular Science Best of What’s New award for 2019. The spacecraft carries a disk with names, selfies, and other messages from our members and supporters. Search for your participation certificate here.
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How LightSail 2 works
For launch, LightSail 2 was enclosed within Prox-1, a Georgia Tech student-built spacecraft the size of a large suitcase that was selected to fly as part of the Air Force’s University Nanosat Program. Both spacecraft were attached to the upper stage of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which launched 24 spacecraft to orbit for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) mission. Prox-1 and LightSail 2 were delivered into a circular, 720-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 24 degrees.
LightSail 2 launch video from SpaceX The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on 25 June 2019. SpaceXPlease accept marketing-cookies to watch this video.Seven days after launch, Prox-1 ejected LightSail 2. After a checkout period of a few days, LightSail 2 opened its hinged solar arrays. On 23 July 2019, it deployed its 32-square-meter solar sails. Each orbit, LightSail 2 swings its solar sail into and away from theSun's rays, giving the spacecraft a slight push.
Light is made of packets of energy called photons. While photons haveno mass, they have momentum. Solar sails capture this momentum withsheets of large, reflective material such as Mylar. As photons bounceoff the sail, most of their momentum is transferred, speeding up thesail in the direction opposite the bouncing light.
Unlike chemical rockets that provide short, powerful bursts ofthrust, solar sails provide continuous, slight thrust and can reachhigher speeds over time. Sunlight is free and unlimited, whereas rocketpropellant must be carried into orbit and be stored onboard aspacecraft.
What is Solar Sailing?
A solar sail, simply put, is a spacecraft propelled by sunlight. Whereas conventional rockets are propelled by the combustion of rocket fuel, a solar sail is pushed forward by light from the Sun.Though the spacecraft orbits Earth higher than theInternational Space Station, the planet’s atmosphere is still thickenough to counteract the thrust gained from solar sailing. Analyses oforbital data show that LightSail 2’s rate of orbital decay is markedlyslower in solar sailing mode, when the craft actively positions itselfto get a push from sunlight. During some time intervals, the spacecrafteven gains enough thrust to briefly overcome atmospheric drag and raiseits orbit.
The LightSail 2 extended mission is expected to continue as long asthe spacecraft remains healthy, or until its orbit decays and thespacecraft reenters Earth’s atmosphere many months from now.
LightSail Academic Resources
Our LightSail academic resources include schematics, links to peer-reviewed papers, parts lists, and more.How to see and track LightSail 2
Naked-eye observing
LightSail 2 is visible to the naked eye for some observers at dusk and dawn. Our mission control dashboard shows upcoming passes based on user location, and includes a link to a page that highlights passes when the sail is more likely to be visible.
The spacecraft has an orbital inclination of 24 degrees, which will keep it much closer to the equator than LightSail 1. We estimate this will restrict viewing to latitudes within 42 degrees of the equator. You can see a location’s latitude and longitude in Google Maps by right-clicking the map and selecting “What’s Here?” The first number in the resulting information box is your latitude, and must be between 42 and -42 to see LightSail 2.
Radio tracking
Radio trackers can download LightSail 2's beacon structure for help with decoding packets. Here are some additional useful parameters:
WM9XPA | 437.025 MHz | AX.25 | FSK | 9600 bpsEvery 45 seconds, the spacecraft transmits its call sign, WM9XPA, in morse code:
.-- -- ----. -.- .--. .-You can download audio files of the morse code beacon below, and even use them as a ringtone for your phone!
LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, sample (WAV format)
LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, sample (M4R format)
LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, actual as recorded by Justin Foley (WAV format)
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LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, sample (M4R format)
LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, actual as recorded by Justin Foley (WAV format)
LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, actual as recorded by Justin Foley (M4R format) Grandtotal 4 0 3 – create invoices and estimates.
Other solar sails
Japan’s IKAROSspacecraft, launched to interplanetary space with Venus-bound Akatsukiin 2010, was the first and only spacecraft to have demonstratedcontrolled solar sailing as a sole method of propulsion.
LightSail 2, which began development in 2009, will demonstrate thetechnology for CubeSats. CubeSats have revolutionized the space industrythanks to low-cost technology miniaturization, but often lack a meansof propulsion. Weighing 60 times less than IKAROS but sporting a sailjust 6 times smaller, LightSail 2 will demonstrate that CubeSats cancarry solar sails with enough punch for orbital maneuvers, and stillhave room for science instruments.
We currently don't have plans for a follow-on mission, but ThePlanetary Society is already helping advance solar sail technologythrough a Space Act Agreement with NASA. The agency is launching a CubeSat called NEA Scouton the first flight of the Space Launch System to lunar orbit. NEAScout will use its solar sail to leave the Moon and visit a near-Earthasteroid. NASA is also studying a mission called Solar Cruiser that would survey the Sun from a difficult-to-access polar orbit, using a 1,670-square-meter solar sail for propulsion.
Solar sails are also one of the only known methods that could somedaybe used to travel to the stars. In 2016, the group BreakthroughInitiatives announced an initiative to send a fleet of laser-powered solar sails to our nearest star, Alpha Centauri. 1password standalone license.
Project history
The Story of LightSail, Part 1
The first installment of our three-part LightSail history series looks back at the origins of solar sailing and a NASA project to send a giant solar sail to Halley's Comet.The Story of LightSail, Part 2
The second entry in our three-part LightSail history series remembers Cosmos 1, The Planetary Society's first solar sail that launched in 2005 aboard an ill-fated Russian rocket.The Story of LightSail, Part 3
The final chapter of our three-part LightSail history series details how the loss of Cosmos 1 gives rise to the dream of solar sailing for CubeSats.Funding and Partners
The LightSail project cost is $7 million from 2009 through March 2019. Funding was provided by Planetary Society members, private citizens, foundations, and corporate partners. A Kickstarter campaign raised $1.24 million in 2015, while two Omaze fundraisers in 2017 and 2018 generated more than $220,000.
Spacecraft design and construction: Stellar Exploration, Inc.
Lead contractor for integration and testing: Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation
LightSail testing facilities and mission control: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Ground stations: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Georgia Tech, Purdue University, Kauai Community College
Contractors: Boreal Space, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Aquila Space, NXTRAC
Additional support: Air Force Research Laboratory, UCLA, Utah State
Lead contractor for integration and testing: Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation
LightSail testing facilities and mission control: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Ground stations: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Georgia Tech, Purdue University, Kauai Community College
Contractors: Boreal Space, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Aquila Space, NXTRAC
Additional support: Air Force Research Laboratory, UCLA, Utah State
LightSail 1 launch provided by NASA’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program
LightSail 2 launch provided by University Nanosat Program, Air Force Research Laboratory
LightSail 2 launch provided by University Nanosat Program, Air Force Research Laboratory
Program manager: Bruce Betts, The Planetary Society
Project manager and mission manager: Dave Spencer, Purdue University
Project manager and mission manager: Dave Spencer, Purdue University