The mission of NanoSail-D micro NASA might finally succeed. Equipped with a solar sail, was apparently released by the satellite FASTSAT on 6 December, shortly after launch. One of the objectives of the latter was precisely to demonstrate that it could deploy a small satellite to another in space. However, a more accurate reading of the telemetry showed that this NanoSail-D was moved and attached to FASTSAT, and therefore could not carry out his order to deploy and demonstrate solar sail. But last Jan. 19, something happened: According to NASA, broke NanoSail-D "spontaneously" in FASTSAT, which was corroborated by the telemetry of the latter and by ground-based observations. The next goal will be to try to listen to the microsatellite marker for which the agency has requested the assistance of radio amateurs, and also check if opened the solar sail, a procedure that should happen automatically after three days of separation (at 03:00 UTC 22 January). ( Photo: NASA / MSFC ) NanoSail-D
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