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electric sail

proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using the dynamic pressure of the solar wind as a source of thrust
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electric sail

Summary

electric sail is a hypothetical technology[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (hypothetical_technology category, ranking #43 of 64).[2]

Key Facts

  • electric sail's instance of is recorded as hypothetical technology[3].
  • electric sail's subclass of is recorded as spacecraft propulsion[4].
  • electric sail's subclass of is recorded as deployable structure[5].
  • electric sail's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p_cxj[6].
  • electric sail's different from is recorded as magnetic sail[7].
  • electric sail's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777929040[8].

Why It Matters

electric sail draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (hypothetical_technology category, ranking #43 of 64).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). electric sail. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/electric-sail
MLA “electric sail.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/electric-sail.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_electric-sail_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{electric sail}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/electric-sail}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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