The invention relates to a spacecraft stack comprising: a stack of spacecraft (1) made up of a plurality of stages which are placed one on top of the other and each comprise a number of vehicles greater than or equal to N; a lower adapter (50) which forms an interface between the stack of vehicles and a launcher; and a longitudinal preloading system (60). Each spacecraft comprises three peripheral pillars which are located on a circular cylinder of diameter dN, the spacecraft not including a pillar inside this cylinder dN, and falling within an angular sector of the cylinder with an angle equal to 360°/N. The pillars comprise first and second end half-posts which are spaced apart from one another by 360°/N and have cross-sections configured to allow the coupling of the first end half-post of one spacecraft to the second end half-post of an adjacent spacecraft in order to form a shared post, wherein the third peripheral pillar of the spacecraft is additionally a complete intermediate post.


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    Title :

    EMPILEMENT D'ENGINS SPATIAUX


    Additional title:

    SPACECRAFT STACK
    RAUMFAHRZEUGSTAPEL


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-07-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    French


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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