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Image title	NanoSail-D satellite in orbit, artwork. Its solar sail has an area of around 10 square metres and comprises four triangular membranes of ultra-thin CP-1 polymer supported by thin metal tape booms. This NASA satellite was launched on 3 August 2008, but was lost due to rocket problems. An identical spare, the NanoSail-D2 was launched on 20 November 2010, and has been deployed and operating in low-Earth orbit since 20 January 2011. It was expected to burn up in the atmosphere within a few months, but the orbit is decaying slower then expected.
Copyright holder	NASA/MSFC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Short title	C009/8130
Headline	NanoSail-D satellite in orbit, artwork
Source	NAS
Pixel composition	RGB
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	17:31, 24 February 2011
Color space	0
Keywords	NANOSAIL-D NANOSAIL-D2 NANOSAIL SATELLITE SPACECRAFT SOLAR SAIL ORBIT SPACE EARTH ORBIT LOW-EARTH ORBIT ORBITING TECHNOLOGY SPACEFLIGHT ARTWORK ILLUSTRATION 21ST CENTURY 2010 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY TECHNOLOGICAL EARTH LEO NASA AMERICAN US DEPLOYED MEMBRANE BOOM LIGHT DELICATE RESEARCH EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENTAL CUBESAT CP-1 POLYMER
Supplemental categories	Science and Technology Space
IIM version	2