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    1. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      The team has just conducted the final poll for sail deployment and we are GO!

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    2. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      We are now 10 minutes away from estimated AOS (acquisition of signal) by the Cal Poly ground station.

      6 replies 14 retweets 77 likes
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    3. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      Sail deployment is a manual, two-step procedure initiated by the ground systems team. First, the team must "arm" the sail for deployment, and then send the command to deploy the sail. If all goes well, telemetry should show motor counts increasing.

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    4. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      In the frame now, from left to right: Barbara Plante, Boreal Space; Alex Diaz, Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation; Stephanie Wong (and daughter), Ecliptic; Justin Foley, NASA JPL; John Bellardo, Cal Poly; Dave Spencer, Purdue; Bruce Betts, TPS; Jennifer Vaughn, TPS

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    5. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      AOS. Cal Poly is receiving signals from #LightSail2.

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    6. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      Solar sail successfully armed for deployment.

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    7. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      Sail deployment command now being sent by John Bellardo of Cal Poly.

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    8. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      MOTOR ON. Telemetry shows #LightSail2's sail deployment motor is active.

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    9. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      Motor counts continuing to increment. Cameras show as active in telemetry.

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    10. Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      DEPLOYMENT COMPLETE! Telemetry shows motor has reached target count!pic.twitter.com/GhKv3ptdQS

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      Planetary Society‏Verified account @exploreplanets 23 Jul 2019

      All indications are that #LightSail2 has deployed its solar sail as planned. We will now confirm deployment was successful by downloading imagery.

      11:55 AM - 23 Jul 2019
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        1. Billy Leedy‏ @BillyLeedy 23 Jul 2019
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          Congratulations!

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        1. Mayank Shrivastava‏ @StMayank 23 Jul 2019
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          I want pictures. NOW!pic.twitter.com/UYZcnfdchN

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        1. Liz Coley‏ @LizColeyBooks 23 Jul 2019
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          Congratulations to Planetary Society and all the citizens funders and scientists who made this possible! Waiting for your beautiful photos.

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        1. How To Space  🇪🇺 🌕‏ @how2space 23 Jul 2019
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          Congratulations!!👍😎

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        1. Kees Cook‏ @kees_cook 23 Jul 2019
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          Congratulations! And thank you for the improved audio 😊

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        1. Elena  🇺🇸  💙 Now let's get Georgia! 🍑‏ @elenamariedunn 23 Jul 2019
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        1. Terry Steffen‏ @Terry_Steffen 23 Jul 2019
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          Come Sail Away Lyrics Styxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TcztyNlFx0 …

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        1. Ben Diedrich‏ @mrsolarsail 23 Jul 2019
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          Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing what's next.

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        1. Thomas Schnuerer‏ @ThomasSchnuerer 23 Jul 2019
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          YESSSS!!!

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        1. Rastro‏ @infinitescimic1 23 Jul 2019
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          Congratulations to the LightSail 2 Team!

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