Solar array spring elements for stacking spacecraft
US12378008B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/644
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An example of an apparatus includes a spacecraft body and a solar array that is attached to the spacecraft body. In addition, a solar array spring element is configured to provide a force between the solar array and one or more components of a neighboring spacecraft in a stack of spacecraft.
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