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== Examples == [[Beresheet]] was launched on a [[Falcon 9]] rocket on 22 February 2019 1:45 UTC,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israels-moon-mission-launched-successfully-1001274334|title=israels-moon-mission-launched-successfully|newspaper=Globes|date=22 February 2019}}</ref> with the goal of landing on the [[Moon]]. Beresheet uses the [[low-energy transfer]] technique to save fuel. Since its fourth maneuver<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-spaceil-conducts-another-successful-maneuver-1001278769|title=spaceil-conducts-another-successful-maneuver|newspaper=Globes|date=19 March 2019}}</ref> in its elliptical orbit, to prevent shakes when the amount of liquid fuel ran low, there was a need to use a reaction wheel. The [[James Webb Space Telescope]] has six reaction wheels built by Rockwell Collins Deutschland.<ref>[https://www.universetoday.com/143152/spacecraft-gyroscopes-and-reaction-wheels-you-can-never-have-enough/] Spacecraft Gyroscopes And Reaction Wheels. You Can Never Have Enough | Fraser Cain | Universe Today | Aug, 2019</ref> [[LightSail#LightSail 2|LightSail 2]] was launched on 25 June 2019, focused around the concept of a [[solar sail]]. LightSail 2 uses a reaction wheel system to change orientation by very small amounts, allowing it to receive different amounts of [[momentum]] from the [[light]] across the sail, resulting in a higher altitude.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/21/crowdfunded-spacecraft-lightsail-2-prepares-to-go-sailing-on-sunlight/|title=crowdfunded-spacecraft-lightsail-2-prepares-to-go-sailing-on-sunlight|date=21 June 2019 }}</ref>
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