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US 2022/0033111 A1Published application
Stackable satellite structure and deployment method
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorRichard P. WELLE
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a satellite in the form of a plate having a thickness being smaller than a width of the satellite. The apparatus also includes a plurality of contact points distributed on a face of the satellite, allowing for one or more additional satellites to be stacked upon the satellite.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a satellite in the form of a plate having a thickness being smaller than a width of the satellite;
- and
- a plurality of contact points distributed on a face of the satellite, allowing for one or more additional satellites to be stacked upon the satellite.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a satellite in the form of a plate having a thickness being smaller than a width of the satellite;
- and
- a plurality of contact points distributed on a face of the satellite, allowing for one or more additional satellites to be stacked upon the satellite, wherein
- the plate is fabricated from a sandwich panel comprising two face sheets bonded to a core material, the core material being situated between the face sheets.
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