Spacecraft platforms
US6016999A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/66
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spacecraft platform essentially having two or more panels hinged at the base and contained for launch in a fairing. The panels are hinged and latched in an open deployment and bear, for example, a SAR antenna or an interferometer. The rear faces of the panels are provided with stiffening ribs, webs and struts and carry elements of the payload module and service module which are normally separate structures on a conventional satellite.
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