A spacecraft including a main body structure and at least a first deployable element is reconfigured from a launch configuration to an on-orbit configuration. In the launch configuration, the first deployable element is mechanically attached with the spacecraft main body structure by way of a first arrangement. In the on-orbit configuration, the first deployable element is mechanically attached with the spacecraft main body structure by way of a second arrangement. Reconfiguring the spacecraft includes detaching the first deployable element from the first arrangement, moving the first deployable element with respect to the spacecraft main body structure; and attaching the first deployable element to the second arrangement.
ON-ORBIT ASSEMBLY OF COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
UMLAUFBAHNMONTAGE VON KOMMUNIKATIONSSATELLITEN
ENSEMBLE EN ORBITE DE SATELLITES DE COMMUNICATION
26.02.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |