NanoSail-D Mission Dashboard
 

The NanoSail-D spacecraft was launched on the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket from Kwajalein Atoll on August 2, 2008.  Unfortunately, that rocket encountered a problem after stage separation that prevented the 2nd stage from reaching orbit, resulting in the loss of the NanoSail-D spacecraft.  A copy of the SpaceX press release detailing the rocket anomaly is located here.  A NanoSail-D Flight Spare exists and the development team is currently exploring possible launch opportunities for that spacecraft.

 
     
Mission Counter Satellite Status

Ground Segment Status

Payload Status

  Kwajalein comm station Final Test

Mission Phase

   Panel  Stowed . UHF verified w/GeneSat
 6/4/08 Pre-Launch Processing   Sail Stowed  El Salvador comm station Operational
 8/2 4-9 pm PDT Launch Operations

Bus Health

   UHF and S-Band verified w/GeneSat
  Pre-Sail Flight   Bus Temp Pre-acq: no data  CREST ops facility Nominal
 T+72 hours Sail Deployed Powered   Batt V Pre-acq: no data  SCU ops facility ACTIVE
 ~ T+100 hours Sail Deployed Unpowered   Comm Pre-acq: no data      
 ~ T+ 2 wks Satellite De-orbited   CPU Pre-acq: no data  Featured Photo - Kwajalein antenna
Event Summary (times in PDT)
- 6/4/08 0900: Satellite leaves Ames
 
Operational Notes (times PDT)
- Aug 2 launch from Kwajalein Atoll on the SpaceX Falcon 1 results in loss of the first vehicle.  A flight spare is available for possible future launch.
Drag Estimate from TLEs
 
Post-launch, this will be
a time history plot 
of the TLE drag term
 Semi-Major Axis
 
Post-launch, this will be
a time history plot 
of the semi-major axis (which will shrink over time)
 Eccentricity
 
Post-launch, this will be
a time history plot 
of the eccentricity (which will circularize over time)

Orbit maps are currently being generated based on a pre-launch estimate of the orbit.  Orbit estimates will improve over time.

Santa Clara University Robotics Systems Laboratory

Since 6/10/08

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