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Projectile intended for damping a spacecraft and corresponding space delivery vehicle

US10773832B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS · FR

Inventors

Cyril Tourneur · Toulouse, FR
Kristen Lagadec · Centrès, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2017
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64G4/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A projectile intended for damping a spacecraft (100) comprising a main body (110) and active attitude control means (150) comprises a harpoon and is intended to equip a space delivery vehicle to be projected towards the spacecraft. It comprises a passive damper (200) mounted such that it is fixed on the harpoon and suitable for generating, in cooperation with the Earth's magnetic field, a damping torque. That passive damper (200) comprises an outer enclosure (210) and an inner body (220) configured such that:

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