A spacecraft (10) for removing space debris is disclosed. The spacecraft includes a satellite bus (100), a shield member (110) foldable on an outer side face of the satellite bus and disposed facing towards space debris to reduce a movement speed of the space debris, and a support member (120) configured to support the shield member with respect to the satellite bus, in which the shield member includes a central panel (112) configured to overlap one face of the satellite bus, a plurality of first panels (114) connected to peripheral sides of the central panel and radially extended, and a plurality of second panels (116) located between the first panels.
SPACECRAFT FOR SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL
RAUMFAHRZEUG ZUR WELTRAUMSCHROTTENTFERNUNG
ENGIN SPATIAL POUR L'ÉLIMINATION DES DÉBRIS SPATIAUX
30.12.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |