Stackable satellites with a large diameter antenna that are configured to stack within each other like fully overlapping shallow bowls and to fit tightly within the area in a pay load fairing. The bowl-shaped satellites allow the satellites to nest within each other so that many satellites can be stacked within the height limits of the launch vehicle pay load fairing. A cradle is used to hold the stack, and tensions cables keeps the satellites in compression during launch. The satellite is an antenna with the bus integrated into the antenna structure. The antenna occupies the entire diameter/footprint of the satellite and thus can be matched up with the cross section of the fairing. This allows the largest possible antenna size to be launched without a complex deployment mechanism.
A SATELLITE DESIGNED TO BE STACKED AND LAUNCHED IN GROUPS
SATELLIT, DER ZUM STAPELN UND ABSCHIESSEN IN GRUPPEN KONZIPIERT IST
SATELLITE CONÇU POUR ÊTRE EMPILÉ ET LANCÉ EN GROUPES
2025-02-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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