The sail would rotate and would have to be continually under thrust.
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As of 2015, it was still under thrust, proving the practicality of a solar sail for long-duration missions.
3.
The separation failed due to recontact between the Atlas-which was still under thrust-and the satellite, which only separated when the solid-fuel rocket motor intended to place NOAA-B into a circular sun-synchronous orbit fired.
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