Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Fingers Crossed for LightSail 2

The first attempt at solar sail deployment is scheduled for 18:22 UTC (GMT) today. That's 2:22pm for those of us on the east coast.

The deployment window is determined by the range of the ground station, and if controllers aren't happy with the health of the spacecraft, they will push it back.

The live stream will start at 2pm EST here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxcsLSpFV4c

So much for me getting anything done this afternoon...

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