Adapter System for a CubeSat Deployer
AssigneeArrow Science & Technology, LLC
InventorsJames Dwight Baker, Mark David Rowley
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AssigneeArrow Science & Technology, LLC
InventorsJames Dwight Baker, Mark David Rowley
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An adapter system for a CubeSat deployer is a system that enables a CubeSat to be transported by any CubeSat deployer even if the CubeSat specifications do not match the CubeSat deployer specifications. The system includes one or more CubeSat adapters. Each CubeSat adapter includes an elongated prismatic body, a CubeSat engagement feature, and a deployer engagement feature. The elongated prismatic body corresponds to the main structure of the corresponding CubeSat adapter with a shape and size designed to fill the corresponding empty space between the CubeSat and the CubeSat deployer. The overall weight of the elongated prismatic body also depends on the necessary weight that needs to be added to the system to accomplish the initially manifested mass and center of gravity. The CubeSat engagement feature corresponds to the portion that engages the CubeSat, while the deployer engagement feature corresponds to the portion that engages the CubeSat deployer.
An adapter system for a CubeSat deployer comprising:
An adapter system for a CubeSat deployer comprising:
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