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solar sail characteristic acceleration: a standalone construct

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Aerospace propulsion

the acceleration a solar sail would feel at 1 AU facing the Sun, the main figure of merit for sail performance.

In aerospace propulsion, solar sail characteristic acceleration refers to the acceleration a solar sail would feel at 1 AU facing the Sun, the main figure of merit for sail performance. This meaning comes from McInnes (1999) in Solar sailing.[1]

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References

McInnes, C. R. (1999). Solar sailing. Springer. ISBN 9781852331023

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