Reflector deployment techniques for satellites
US9248922B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/2228
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high capacity satellite having a launch configuration in which one or more antenna reflectors may be stored forward of a forward surface of the spacecraft and an on-orbit configuration in which a reflector boom may be rotated to displace the one or more antenna reflectors a substantial distance from the main body in the yaw axis direction and in a direction orthogonal to the yaw axis direction.
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