Solar Sail Capability for Earth-Sun Synchronous Orbit
    
      LOCATION       DISTANCE   "SAIL" MASS DENSITY
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Heliocentric     0.9 AU          5.1 gm
    
Heliocentric     0.8 AU          3.1 gm
    
Geocentric       82 R           7.7 gm
    
Geocentric       59 R           3.8 gm
    
Geocentric       35 R           1.5 gm
    
 

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