RECENT NEWS
2021 Jan 06
Ecliptic is on the Dynetics team providing high-definition video systems and auxiliary/secondary payload control and data management avionics2020 Dec 23
Ecliptic's sequencer avionics will control the ejection of smallsats and CubeSats from three different firms manifested on this launch, leveraging heritage from the 2018 Falcon 9 SSO-A launch where Ecliptic sequencers successfuly controlled 60 of the 64 satellite ejections2020 Nov 13
Ecliptic is on the development team for ExoCam2020 Oct 23
Ecliptic provided context-imaging cameras to support these RRM3 tests and demonstrations
UPCOMING EVENTS
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SpaceX Falcon 9
Transporter 1 (approx.date) - Feb 20
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #15 (NG-15, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Aug 15
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #16 (NG-16, on Antares 230) (approx. date) - Dec 15
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Cygnus
Northrop Grumman CRS mission #17 (NG-17, on Antares 230) (approx. date)
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Ecliptic Projects in the Media
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| 2015 May 19 |
The Planetary Society
Timeline: LightSail's First Day in Space We're one day from the launch of LightSail A!
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| 2015 May 19 |
The Planetary Society
Follow the Launch of LightSail A Via the Project's Mission Control Center This is a good online source for the latest status of LightSail A (as reported by The Planetary Society and LightSail mission team)
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| 2015 May 19 |
NBC News
LightSail Space Mission Will Shine Global Spotlight on Solar Sails The LightSail mission story goes back to ~40 years ago (see video in this piece)
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| 2015 May 20 |
San Jose Business Journal
Bill Nye's Boldest Experiment Yet: A Light-Beam Propelled Satellite That's Headed to Space This piece also features Ecliptic CEO Rex Ridenoure
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| 2015 May 20 |
Spaceflight Now
Follow the Launch of LightSail A Here 
LightSail A, integrated and tested by Ecliptic, launches today from Florida at or after 11:05 am EDT
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| 2015 May 20 |
Wired
Blasting Off Today: A Satellite That Sails on Sunbeams LightSail A is the focus
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| 2015 May 20 |
Spaceflight Now
X-37B Spaceplane Embarks on Fourth Voyage In Orbit
See the launch video here, with LightSail A along for the ride
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| 2015 May 20 |
NASA
NASA’s CubeSat Initiative Aids in Testing of Technology for Solar Sails in Space LightSail A was successfully launched today!
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| 2015 May 20 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Sends First Data Back to Earth Successfully receiving telemetry from LightSail A achieves one of the two main objectives of this demo mission. The other is successful deployment of the solar sail, scheduled (by onboard timer) for Jun 17.
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| 2015 May 21 |
The Planetary Society
LightSail Update: All Systems Nominal So far, so good ...
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