Payload module
US6059234A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/62
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A payload module couples to a forward end of a re-entry vehicle. The payload module includes a cap and a fairing to contain a payload during ascent of the vehicle and to withstand aerodynamic heating from the atmosphere upon re-entry of the vehicle. In a particular embodiment, the fairing has an extended position to contain the payload and a retracted position for re-entry into the atmosphere after payload deployment.
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