A system for delivery to space on a launch vehicle includes a first payload configured to directly couple to an adapter structure of the launch vehicle, a second payload configured to directly couple to the adapter structure of the launch vehicle, and a tether between the first payload and the second payload. Subsequently to separation from the launch vehicle, the first payload is configured to move relative to the second payload, using the tether, to dock with the second payload.
LAUNCH AND FLIGHT CONFIGURATIONS FOR TRANSFER SPACE VEHICLES
START- UND FLUGKONFIGURATIONEN FÜR TRANSFERRAUMFAHRZEUGE
CONFIGURATIONS DE LANCEMENT ET DE VOL POUR VÉHICULES SPATIAUX DE TRANSFERT
31.08.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
Launch and Flight Configurations for Transfer Space Vehicles
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