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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2018 Jan 25 |
Arizona State University
ASU Student Payloads Selected to Fly on Blue Origin Space Vehicle Ecliptic is the industry partner for the Remote Acoustic Sensor (RAS) experiment
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2018 Feb 07 |
Georgia Tech
Successful SpaceX Launch Clears Way for Historic Georgia Tech Spacecraft LightSail 2 will be carried into space by Georgia Tech's Prox-1 satellite, which in turn will be launched on the third Falcon Heavy later this year (later changed to second launch)
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2018 Feb 14 |
Bloomberg
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Mission for Air Force Targets June Launch This is the ride to orbit for LightSail 2, which will be nestled inside the Prox-1 spacecraft at launch
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2018 Mar 01 |
Spaceflight Now
Rideshare Mission for U.S. Military Confirmed As Second Falcon Heavy Launch LightSail 2 will launch on this Falcon Heavy, inside the Prox-1 spacecraft
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2018 Mar 20 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail 2 Doubles the Fun With Double Integrations LightSail 2 is now officially out of our hands and awaiting launch on the 2nd SpaceX Falcon Heavy, sometime this summer
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2018 Apr 12 |
JPL
Astrophysics CubeSat Demonstrates Big Potential in a Small Package Ecliptic developed the core imager focal plane-to-computer interface for ASTERIA
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