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US 2023/0067936 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.
Claims5
A satellite, comprising:
- a plurality of stackable plates arranged in a stack, wherein
- each of the plurality of stackable plate are connected by a plurality of hinges, and
- the plurality of hinges are configured to unfold each of the plurality of stackable plates to form the satellite upon deployment in space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.