公开(公告)号：US11280194B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US15560916

申请日：2016-04-22

申请人： Trans Astronautica Corporation

发明人： Joel Sercel

IPC分类号： E21C51/00 ,  B64G1/22 ,  F24S20/50 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S23/71 ,  B64G1/24 ,  B64G99/00 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/64 ,  B64G1/10 ,  F03H99/00 ,  F24S23/00 ,  F24S23/70 ,  B64G1/44

摘要： An optical mining apparatus comprising: a light weight solar reflector; optics for controlling the delivery of concentrated sun light onto the surface of a target; and a temperature controlled gas enclosure that contains the target; wherein said solar reflector is oriented to reflect sun light onto said optics.

公开(公告)号：US20210354857A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17076444

申请日：2020-10-21

申请人： MAXAR SPACE LLC

发明人： Andrew E. Turner

IPC分类号： B64G1/24 ,  B64G1/28 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/44

摘要： A method of roll steering of a spacecraft to align an aspect of the spacecraft, such as the surface of solar arrays carried by the spacecraft, to the sun, is described. The roll steering occurs only when the sun is at an angle (β) relative to the orbital plane of the spacecraft and when the spacecraft is not eclipsed by a body it is orbiting. This dayside-only roll steering of the spacecraft increases the power efficiency of the spacecraft. A spacecraft may include a controller which causes an attitude control subsystem to steer the spacecraft about a roll axis to position the surface of the solar array such that an axis normal to the surface of the solar array is aligned with the direction to a sun when the sun is visible to the spacecraft, and maintain a fixed orientation of the spacecraft about the roll axis when the sun is not visible to the spacecraft.

公开(公告)号：US11174046B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16989869

申请日：2020-08-10

申请人： Larry D. Sinclair

发明人： Larry D. Sinclair

IPC分类号： B64G1/28 ,  B64G1/42 ,  B64G1/44

摘要： The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus of rotating mass attitude control. The method and apparatus entails rotating a mass to generate thrust. Varying the speed and direction of rotation provides some control of the magnitude and direction of the thrust generated. The method and apparatus of the invention pertinent to an attitude control system for spacecrafts or astromotive vehicles under conditions of zero to low gravity and atmosphere.

公开(公告)号：US20210339894A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17305740

申请日：2021-07-14

申请人： Thomas W. Murphey ,  Levi Nicholson ,  Michael Folkers ,  Kyle Egan ,  Erik Pranckh ,  Opterus Research and Development Inc.

发明人： Thomas W. Murphey ,  Levi Nicholson ,  Michael Folkers ,  Kyle Egan ,  Erik Pranckh

IPC分类号： B64G99/00 ,  E04C3/00 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/22 ,  B64G1/44

摘要： A trussed collapsible tubular mast includes a deformable beam having an extended state, a flattened state, and a rolled state, where a stiffness and strength of the deformable beam in the extended state is greater than a different stiffness and a different strength of the deformable beam in the flattened state. At least one collapsible tubular mast wall has a plurality of truss members of a first material having a first material thickness. At least one truss member is disposed substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the trussed collapsible tubular mast. Disposed between the truss members is a wall area of a second material thickness less thick than the first material thickness.

公开(公告)号：US11155369B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US16027705

申请日：2018-07-05

申请人： KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

发明人： Moon-Jin Jeon ,  Seok-Weon Choi ,  Seong-Bin Lim

IPC分类号： H02S10/40 ,  B64G1/44 ,  B64G1/10 ,  H02S20/32

摘要： Provided are an artificial satellite and a method of controlling the same. The artificial satellite includes a main body flying along an orbit of a planet, an optical payload arranged on the main body to photograph a ground surface of the planet, and a pair of solar cell panels rotatably arranged on both sides of the main body in a first direction, wherein the first direction and a flight direction of the main body form an acute angle with each other.

公开(公告)号：US11148834B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US15809230

申请日：2017-11-10

申请人： Spire Global, Inc.

发明人： William Joel Spark

IPC分类号： B64G1/44 ,  B64G1/22 ,  B64G1/10

摘要： The disclosed technology includes systems, methods, and mechanism configurations related to satellite solar panels, including stowing arrangements, deployment sequences, special purpose hinges, hold down and release mechanisms, and associated components for controlled deployment of the satellite solar panels.

公开(公告)号：US11142346B1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US15940714

申请日：2018-03-29

申请人： Triad National Security, LLC

发明人： Michael Proicou ,  Adam Warniment ,  Paul Stein ,  Nicholas Dallmann ,  Daniel Seitz ,  Logan Ott

IPC分类号： B64G1/10 ,  B64G1/22 ,  B64G1/44 ,  B64G1/42 ,  B64G1/64

摘要： A payload interposer (PIP) board provides an interface for hosting payloads on a space vehicle platform. Payload development may be performed via the PIP board in a manner that “abstracts” the hardware of the space vehicle from the payload developer. The PIP board may include a host side payload interface connector that connects to a space vehicle and a payload side payload interface connector that connects to a payload. Power, CDH, and other space vehicle functionality may thus be provided to the payload from the space vehicle via the PIP board.

公开(公告)号：US11128179B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US14712856

申请日：2015-05-14

申请人： California Institute of Technology

发明人： Seyed Ali Hajimiri ,  Harry A. Atwater ,  Sergio Pellegrino ,  Behrooz Abiri ,  Florian Bohn

IPC分类号： B64G1/10 ,  B64G1/42 ,  H02S20/30 ,  H02S40/00 ,  H02S40/30 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02J50/80 ,  B64G1/44 ,  B64G1/66 ,  B64G1/22 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H02S30/20 ,  H01L31/041 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H02J50/23 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/46 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/28 ,  B64G1/36

摘要： A space-based solar power station, a power generating satellite module and/or a method for collecting solar radiation and transmitting power generated using electrical current produced therefrom is provided. Power transmitters can be coordinated as a phased array and the power generated by the phased array is transmitted to one or more power receivers to achieve remote wireless power generation and delivery. In many embodiments, a reference signal is distributed within the space-based solar power station to coordinate the phased array. In several embodiments, determinations of the relative locations of the antennas in the array are utilized to evaluate the phase shift and/or amplitude modulation to apply the reference signal at each power transmitter.

公开(公告)号：US20210197989A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US16773880

申请日：2020-01-27

申请人： MOMENTUS INC.

发明人： Joel Sercel ,  Aaron Mitchell

IPC分类号： B64G1/26 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/44

摘要： A spacecraft propulsion system comprises two thrusters, each operating in accordance to a corresponding propulsion technique. A controller is configured to direct collected solar energy to heat a propellant for consumption in one of the two thrusters, or to generate electric energy for the other one of the two thrusters.

公开(公告)号：US11005165B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US15938908

申请日：2018-03-28

申请人： Cal Poly Corporation

发明人： Samantha Joyce Romano

IPC分类号： H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q19/10 ,  B64G1/44

摘要： A system and method of using a transceiver antenna formed on a fixed outer panel of a cubesat includes electrically coupling an RF feed to a first edge of the outer panel and electrically coupling an RF return to a second edge of the outer panel, the second edge being opposite from the first edge. The RF feed and the RF return being disposed approximately one half a height of the outer panel. An RF distribution plane is electrically coupled to the RF feed and the RF return by substantially equal length circuits. A communication system is electrically coupled to the RF distribution plane. The transceiver antenna does not require deployment and thus improves reliability.