A satellite apparatus is disclosed, including a housing (234, 334) having first (236, 336) and second (238, 238) opposing walls, and a support structure (260, 360) inside the housing (234, 334) spanning the first (236, 336) and second (238, 338) walls. The support structure (260, 360) is structurally connected to the housing (234, 334) only at the first (236, 336) and second (238, 338) walls, and an end portion (262, 362) of the support structure (260, 360) is configured for connection to a launch vehicle (124) by a separation system (106, 410, 412).
STACKED SATELLITE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
GESTAPELTE SATELLITENANORDNUNGEN UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN
ENSEMBLES SATELLITES EMPILÉS ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS
2025-01-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |