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US 6,634,601 B2Granted
Attitude sensor for spacecraft
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Corporation
InventorsThanh D. Hoang, Guy D. Renard, Jon K. Spain, Steven L. Branscombe
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Abstract
A spacecraft is provided that includes a communications payload having an antenna support structure and an antenna boom coupled to the antenna support structure. An attitude sensor may be mounted to the antenna boom. The attitude sensor (such as an Earth sensor, a star tracker and/or a sun sensor) may be mounted at a root of the antenna boom.
Claims34
A spacecraft comprising:
- a communications payload including an antenna support structure and an antenna boom coupled to said antenna support structure;
- and
- an attitude sensor mounted at a same location as said antenna boom.
A spacecraft comprising:
- a communication payload including an antenna boom;
- and
- an attitude sensor mounted at a same location as said antenna boom, wherein said attitude sensor is mounted at a same location as a root of said antenna boom.
A satellite for broadband communications, said satellite comprising;
- a communications payload to receive and transmit broadband communications, said communications payload including an antenna boom;
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- an attitude sensor mounted at a same location as said antenna boom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.