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solar sail

type of spacecraft propulsion that takes advantage of solar radiation
Class type of: spacecraft propulsion, deployable structure Q368891
solar sail
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Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
spacecraft propulsion, deployable structure[1][2]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[3]
Different from
magnetic sail, electric sail, shade sail[4][5][6]
Uses
light pressure, radiation pressure[7][8]
🏷️ Also known as
en light sail en photon sail en solar sail ar شراع شمسي cs Sluneční plachetnice de Sonnensegel es vela solar fa بادبان خورشیدی fi aurinkopurje fr voile solaire he מפרש שמש hi सौर पाल hu Napvitorlás id Layar surya it Vela solare ja 太陽帆 ko 태양광 돛단배 ms Layar suria nl lichtzeil nl zonnezeil
🔖 Identifiers · 17
Library of Congress authority ID
sh87002887
OpenAlex ID
C88417058
Described at URL
www.daviddarling.info
Elhuyar ZTH ID
137774
Fandom article ID
memory-alpha:Solar_sail, memory-beta:Solar_sail
Freebase ID
/m/078yy
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
vela-solar
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0216980
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
solseil
IMDb keyword
solar-sail
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
solar-sails
MetaSat ID
solarSail
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
88417058
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007534200405171
Topic's main category
Category:Solar sailing
Yale LUX ID
concept/e3d782a5-286f-4d8e-b952-5088e6581c63
Yle topic ID
18-288545

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🔗 Connections
← Powered by 4
IKAROS, LightSail-1, Solar Cruiser, LightSail-2
← Has part(s) of the class 3
NanoSail-D2, NanoSail-D, Advanced Composite Solar Sail System
Different from 2
electric sail, magnetic sail
← Different from 2
solar barque, magnetic sail
Subclass of 1
spacecraft propulsion
Topic's main category 1
Category:Solar sailing
Uses 1
radiation pressure
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Solar sailing
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Related Entities

Advanced Composite Solar Sail System IKAROS LightSail-1 LightSail-2 NanoSail-D NanoSail-D2 Solar Cruiser

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . sfdictionary.com. Retrieved . sfdictionary.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Darrelljon · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → magnetic sail, electric sail, shade sail
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: shade sail"
  2. 19w ago · ~2026-34911-87 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IMDb keyword → solar-sail
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ IMDb keyword: solar-sail"
  3. 24w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → magnetic sail, electric sail, shade sail
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → spacecraft propulsion, deployable structure
    Local thumb → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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