RECENT NEWS
2019 May 13
This is an excellent capsule summary of the LightSail program's history and current status2019 May 07
Ecliptic supplied an onboard RocketCam video system to capture the deployment of the novel R3D2 RF antenna2019 May 02
Ecliptic is the commercial partner with ASU for their Remote Acoustic Sensor experiment2019 Apr 18
Every Cygnus cargo vehicle is outfitted with an Ecliptic RocketCam onboard video system to capture solar array deployment, ISS approach and CubeSat deployments
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Jun 22
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3U CubeSat integrated with Prox 1 (launched on Falcon Heavy / STP-2 mission)
LightSail-2 solar sailing demo - Aug 4 - 8
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33rd Conference on Small Satellites
Logan, UT – Organized and Hosted by Utah State University - Oct 19
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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)
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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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