Provided is an artificial satellite and an artificial satellite system that can improve the efficiency of power transmission and reception.The artificial satellite (10) for use in space solar power generation and transmission includes an expandable solar panel (3) configured to receive solar light and generate power, a plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) configured to transmit power generated by the expandable solar panel (3) to a power receiving facility, and a plurality of expandable beam members (2) configured to connect the expandable solar panel (3) and the plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) to each other, the plurality of expandable beam members (2) being expanded from a state of being provided in the artificial satellite (10), and on a plurality of rotational symmetry axes of an imaginary polyhedron formed with substantially a center of the artificial satellite (10) as an origin, the plurality of expandable beam members (2) being arranged at substantially equal distances in directions of the rotational symmetry axes, at least one light receiving surface (4) of the expandable solar panel (3) and at least one of installation surfaces of the plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) when expanded from the artificial satellite being substantially perpendicular to a solar panel rotational symmetry axis (9) as a rotational symmetry axis passing through substantially a center of the expandable solar panel (3), and being arranged on opposite sides of a plane passing through substantially the center of the artificial satellite (10), and the installation surfaces of the plurality of expandable power transmitting antennas (5) facing in respective different directions when expanded from the artificial satellite (10).


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE SYSTEM


    Additional title:

    KÜNSTLICHER SATELLIT UND KÜNSTLICHES SATELLITENSYSTEM
    SATELLITE ARTIFICIEL ET SYSTÈME DE SATELLITE ARTIFICIEL


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-04-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



    ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE SYSTEM

    WATANABE KOICHI / FUNANE TSUKASA / ITO MAKOTO et al. | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    Panel type artificial satellite and artificial satellite system therewith

    TAKAHASHI TADAYUKI / TAKASHIMA TAKESHI / OGAWA HIROYUKI et al. | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access


    ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE

    WALKER ANDREW | European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access

    ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE

    EMELYANOV SERGEJ GENNADEVICH / CHERVYAKOV LEONID MIKHAJLOVICH / IGNATENKO NIKOLAJ MIKHAJLOVICH et al. | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access