In one aspect, a space vehicle includes a structure configured to expand from a first configuration to a second con-figuration and at least two equipment compartments attached to the periphery of the structure. The structure includes at least one of an antenna mesh, a light-shielding mesh, an optical reflector mesh and a net. In another aspect, a space vehicle includes an an-tenna structure configured to expand from a first configuration to a second configuration and at least two equipment compartments attached to the periphery of the antenna structure. At least one of the at least two equipment components include a solar panel, a propulsion system and an antenna feed.
A SPACE VEHICLE HAVING A PAYLOAD-CENTRIC CONFIGURATION
VEHICULE SPATIAL AYANT UNE CONFIGURATION AXEE SUR LES CHARGES UTILES
2015-07-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |