NanoSail-D
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Type
SmallSat
Launch
Nov. 19, 2010
Location
Low Earth Orbit
Objective
Deploy NASA's first-ever solar sail
NASA's NanoSail-D was a nanosatellite that deployed NASA's first-ever solar sail in low Earth orbit.
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NASA's NanoSail-D was a nanosatellite that deployed NASA's first-ever solar sail in low Earth orbit.