Swarm of lightsail nanosatellites for Solar System exploration
Swarm of lightsail nanosatellites for Solar System exploration
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Santi, Giovanni , Corso, Alain J. , Garoli, Denis , Lio, Giuseppe Emanuele , Manente, Marco , Favaro, Giulio , Bazzan, Marco , Piotto, Giampaolo , Andriolli, Nicola , Strambini, Lucanos , Pavarin, Daniele , Badia, Leonardo , Proietti Zaccaria, Remo , Lubin, Philip , Ragazzoni, Roberto and Pelizzo, Maria G.
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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This paper presents a study for the realization of a space mission which employs nanosatellites driven by an external laser source impinging on an optimized lightsail, as a valuable technology to launch swarms of spacecrafts into the Solar System. Nanosatellites propelled by laser can be useful for heliosphere exploration and for planetary observat...
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Swarm of lightsail nanosatellites for Solar System exploration
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a37af0539d5b466e95ca55cf2ca13c56
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a37af0539d5b466e95ca55cf2ca13c56
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-023-46101-3
