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Experimental Flight of a Spacecraft with Solar Sail

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We analyze the prospects of launching an experimental spacecraft with a solar sail. The problems hindering the implementation of this task are discussed. The ways to solve these problems are pointed out. The feasibility of organization of a system of controlling this spacecraft with a small consumption of propellant mass is briefly investigated.

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  1. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, Zhukovskii, Moscow oblast, Russia

    A. V. Bobylev & V. A. Yaroshevskii

  2. Babakin Research and Industrial Corporation, Khimki, Moscow oblast, Russia

    A. M. Zashchirinskii & K. M. Pichkhadze

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  1. A. V. Bobylev
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Bobylev, A.V., Yaroshevskii, V.A., Zashchirinskii, A.M. et al. Experimental Flight of a Spacecraft with Solar Sail. Cosmic Research 41, 612–627 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:COSM.0000007961.72706.cd

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