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2019 Aug 13
Ecliptic supplied several RocketCam cameras to provide situational awareness video during the RRM3 operations2019 Jul 31
Ecliptic was lead systems contractor for the LightSail program2019 Jul 31
Mission success!2019 Jul 24
This article provides a bit more context about and perspective of the LightSail-2 project
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #12 (NG-12, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Apr 15
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #13 (NG-13, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Jun 15
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North American Eagle 800-mph supersonic car
World land speed record attempt (approx. date) - Nov 15
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #14 (NG-14, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
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| 2019 Jul 02 |
The Planetary Society
First Contact! LightSail 2 Phones Home to Mission Control The LightSail-2 mission begins!
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| 2019 Jun 25 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Has Launched! Ejection of LightSail-2 from the Prox-1 spacecraft will be in several days
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| 2019 Jun 17 |
The Planetary Society
What to Expect When LightSail 2 Launches Into Space Launch is scheduled for June 24
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| 2019 May 21 |
Space News
Air Force SMC Seeks to Expand Development Testing The ROSA experiment on ISS highlighted in this article was controlled by Ecliptic-supplied avionics
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| 2019 May 16 |
JPL / Caltech
Planet-Hunter CubeSat Images Los Angeles Ecliptic developed the ASTERIA focal plane electronics that interfaced the core imaging sensor with the onboard spacecraft processor
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| 2019 May 13 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Set to Launch Next Month Aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket This is an excellent capsule summary of the LightSail program's history and current status
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| 2019 May 07 |
Northrop Grumman
Rapid Prototyping Capabilities Led DARPA’s R3D2 Program to Success Ecliptic supplied an onboard RocketCam video system to capture the deployment of the novel R3D2 RF antenna
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| 2019 May 02 |
Arizona State University
ASU Student-led Payloads Launched on Blue Origin Space Vehicle Ecliptic is the commercial partner with ASU for their Remote Acoustic Sensor experiment
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| 2019 Apr 18 |
Spaceflight Now
Antares Rocket Boosts Cygnus Supply Ship Toward International Space Station Every Cygnus cargo vehicle is outfitted with an Ecliptic RocketCam onboard video system to capture solar array deployment, ISS approach and CubeSat deployments
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| 2019 Apr 11 |
The Planetary Society
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Flies Again; LightSail 2 Is Next! This launch clears the way for LightSail-2's launch this summer
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