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US 2021/0197987 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Adjusting the Orbit of a Payload
AssigneeMomentus Inc.
InventorsMikhail Kokorich, Joel Sercel
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Abstract
To efficiently delivering payloads to respective orbits, a payload is received from a launch vehicle at a spacecraft operating as an orbital transfer vehicle. The payload is transferred, using the spacecraft, to a second orbit in accordance with a predefined fixed schedule that specifies at least the second orbit and a plurality of times at which the spacecraft transitions between the first and the at least second orbit.
Claims19
A method in a spacecraft operating as an orbital transfer vehicle for efficiently delivering payloads to respective orbits, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the spacecraft, a payload from a launch vehicle;
- and
- transferring the payload, using the spacecraft, to a second orbit in accordance with a predefined fixed schedule that specifies at least the second orbit and a plurality of times at which the spacecraft transitions between the first and the at least second orbit.
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A spacecraft comprising:
- a thruster;
- an adapter for removably attaching a payload;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive the payload from a launch vehicle, while the spacecraft is a first orbit;
- and
- transfer the payload a second orbit in accordance with a predefined fixed schedule that specifies at least the second orbit and a plurality of times at which the spacecraft transitions between the first and the at least second orbit.
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