File:Ikarus solar sail open.svg
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English: Artist impression of Ikaros solar sail when unfurled, facing the sun. This illustration is schematic only and is not intended to be an accurate representation.
![]() Expanded key: 1 (blue square on a line) Tip mass 0.5 kg, 1 of 4 2 (orange rectangle) Liquid crystal device, 1 of 80 3 (blue square) Membrane 7.5 um thick, 20 metres diameter 4 (black rectangle) Solar cells 25 um thick, 1 of many 5 (yellow and blue lines) Tethers 6 (blue disc) Main body 7 (yellow dots) Instruments |
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Source | self-made by 84user, after looking at references at Small Solar Power Sail Demonstrator 'IKAROS' Successful Solar Sail Deployment and JAXA's YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_6HOqBkP2o. |
Author | 84user |
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