RECENT NEWS
2018 Apr 12
Ecliptic developed the core imager focal plane-to-computer interface for ASTERIA2018 Mar 20
LightSail 2 is now officially out of our hands and awaiting launch on the 2nd SpaceX Falcon Heavy, sometime this summer2018 Mar 01
LightSail 2 will launch on this Falcon Heavy, inside the Prox-1 spacecraft2018 Feb 14
This is the ride to orbit for LightSail 2, which will be nestled inside the Prox-1 spacecraft at launch
UPCOMING EVENTS
- May 1
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Cygnus
Orbital ATK CRS mission #9 (OA-9, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Apr 30 - May 2
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15th CubeSat Developers Workshop
San Luis Obispo, CA – Organized by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - Jun 13
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3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo (earliest date of a 60-day launch window) - Jun 15
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North American Eagle 800-mph supersonic car
World land speed record attempt (approx. date)
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Ecliptic Projects in the Media
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| 2015 Dec 31 |
The Planetary Society
Twelve Amazing Science Stories We Can't Wait to Follow In 2016 One of the twelve stories is "The citizen-funded LightSail sets sail"
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| 2015 Dec 17 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Program Wraps Busy Year with Test Readiness Review The integration and testing of LightSail B, led by Ecliptic, is coming along nicely
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| 2015 Dec 10 |
Missile Defense Agency
Standard Missile Completes First Intercept Test from Aegis Ashore Test Site A RocketCam system supported this test
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| 2015 Dec 09 |
Orbital ATK
Cygnus OA-4 Array Deploy at 3 Frames per Second 
This onboard video was captured by an Ecliptic RocketCam system
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| 2015 Dec 03 |
Spaceflight Now
Atlas 5 / Cygnus Launch [Now scheduled for Dec 6 after three scrubs due to poor weather] An Ecliptic RocketCam system on the Cygnus cargo vehicle will provide (non-realtime) onboard views of Cygnus solar array deployment and ISS rendezvous and proximity operations
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| 2015 Nov 25 |
The Planetary Society
In Pictures: LightSail Cameras Prepped for Flight Highlights of current LightSail-B activity in Ecliptic's lab
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| 2015 Nov 19 |
Kickstarter
FireSat: Near Real-Time Global Wildfire / Oil Spill Detection Ecliptic is the commercial production supplier for the FireSat sensors
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| 2015 Nov 19 |
NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Satellite Sensors Would Deliver Global Fire Coverage
Ecliptic is the commercial production partner for the FireSat effort
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| 2015 Oct 26 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Deployer Passes Prox-1 Fit Check Ecliptic is leading the LightSail-B integration and testing effort
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| 2015 Oct 16 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail and Prox-1 Start Testing and Integration Process Ecliptic is leading the LightSail-B integration and testing effort
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