Marman ring attachment mechanism

A clamp for attachment to a satellite, wherein the satellite is without an independent attachment interface for receiving the clamp, comprising:

• a baseplate for attachment to a component;
• a motor and a drive assembly;
• a linear motion axis;
• a first camming tooth and a second camming tooth both pivotally connected to a tooth support structure;
• a Marman ring on the satellite;
• and
• wherein the first camming tooth is pivotally connected to a first tooth support structure and the second camming tooth is pivotally connected to a second tooth support structure, wherein when the first camming tooth and the second camming tooth contract towards one another onto the Marman ring, the first camming tooth pivots and the second camming tooth pivots to laterally secure the clamp to the Marman ring and pulls the clamp in a direction orthogonal to the contracting direction so that the baseplate of the clamp is pulled towards the Marman ring securing the clamp on the Marman ring.