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Lightsail 2 | Sail Deployment
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
Come sail away! The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 mission team is preparing to deploy the spacecraft’s solar sail. The next attempt is scheduled for Tuesday, 23 July 2019, during a ground station pass that starts at roughly 11:22 PDT (18:22 UTC).
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
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