NanoSail-D was to have been deployed on the third flight of the Falcon 1 rocket, which was launched from Omelek Island at 03:34 UTC on 3 August 2008.
NanoSail-D měl být vynesen třetí raketou Falcon 1, která odstartovala z ostrova Omelek 3. srpna 2008 v 03:34 UTC.