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Satellite deployer with composite guide rail

US11814194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 2021
Grant dateNov 14, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B3/006
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A satellite dispenser is disclosed. In various embodiments, a satellite dispenser as disclosed herein includes a dispenser body defining an interior cavity configured to receive a payload; and a composite guide rail comprising a groove configured to receive at least a portion of a payload, the composite guide rail having an orientation that substantially aligns a longitudinal axis of the groove with an ejection axis of the dispenser.

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