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2018 Aug 08
A summary of the final Operational Readiness Test for LightSail 22018 Aug 08
This article also mentions Ecliptic's hosted payload agreement with Rocket Lab2018 Aug 07
2018 Jul 26
Following final testing at AFRL in late July, LightSail 2 will be ready for launch!
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Sep 1
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Spacecraft separation sequencers (launched on Falcon 9 payload module)
Spaceflight SSO-A (earliest launch date) - Sep 12
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Delta II [Final Delta II launch]
ICESat-2 (approx. date) - Sep 15
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North American Eagle 800-mph supersonic car
World land speed record attempt (approx. date) - Oct 30
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3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo (earliest launch date)
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| 2018 Aug 09 |
Noozhawk (Santa Barbara)
Preparations Underway for NASA’s ICESat-2 Launch Next Month at Vandenberg Air Force Base This will be the last Delta II launch and the last Ecliptic RocketCam video system on the Delta rocket family
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| 2018 Aug 08 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 updates: Launch Date Slips, Environmental Test Complete, New Video Released
A summary of the final Operational Readiness Test for LightSail 2
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| 2018 Aug 08 |
Space News
Rocket Lab Announces Order for 10 Electron Launches from New Dubai Company This article also mentions Ecliptic's hosted payload agreement with Rocket Lab
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| 2018 Jul 26 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail-2 Team Completes Key Mission Review and Dress Rehearsal Following final testing at AFRL in late July, LightSail 2 will be ready for launch!
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| 2018 Jun 06 |
SpaceTech Asia
Singapore, Australia Student Experiments Being Run On ISS Bhattacharya Space Enterprises procured the ISS experiment kits from Ecliptic
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| 2018 May 25 |
Spaceflight Now
Rocket Lab Updates Launch Window for First Commercial Mission Ecliptic assisted Rocket Lab with accommodating the German NABEO payload on this Electron mission
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| 2018 May 25 |
Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Confirms New ‘It’s Business Time’ Launch Window and Bolsters Manifest Ecliptic assisted Rocket Lab with accommodating the German NABEO payload on this Electron mission
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| 2018 May 21 |
Spaceflight Now
Antares Rocket Launch Kicks Off Space Station’s Next Commercial Cargo Delivery Orbital ATK's Cygnus OA-9 spacecraft has an Ecliptic-produced 4-camera RocketCam video system onboard
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| 2018 May 11 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail-2 Launch Slips to Fall It's the space business ...
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| 2018 Apr 25 |
The Planetary Society
Pew Pew! Lasers Will Help Determine Where LightSail 2 Is Good info on one aspect of the planned LightSail-2 mission operations
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