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LightSail antenna and solar panel deployment

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The LightSail spacecraft's antenna and solar array deploy during spacecraft testing at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Sept. 23. The antenna deployment was shot at 60 frames per second, and the replay was slowed to 3 percent of normal speed.