A spacecraft, reconfigurable from a launch configuration to an on-orbit configuration, includes a main body structure, a manipulator, a first deployable rigid reflector and an attachment arrangement, including at least one hold-down assembly (HDA). In the launch configuration, the HDA is in a fully engaged configuration such that the attachment arrangement mechanically attaches the first reflector with the spacecraft main body structure and prevents relative motion between the first reflector and the spacecraft main body. Reconfiguring the spacecraft from the launch configuration to the on-orbit configuration includes (i) actuating the HDA from the fully engaged configuration to a partially engaged configuration; (ii) grasping and moving the first reflector, with the manipulator, a distance in the first direction; and (iii) moving the first reflector from a first position proximate to the attachment arrangement to a second position proximate to a deployed position associated with the on-orbit configuration.


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    Title :

    Reconfigurable spacecraft with a hold-down assembly for a rigid reflector


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    Publication date :

    2021-03-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H01Q Antennen , ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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