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WO/2020/094872A1 |
A satellite comprises a body and a generally planar structure extending from the body. One or more radio frequency "RF" antennas, an amplification system for RF signals, and a power distribution system for the amplification system are mo...
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WO/2020/094640A1 |
A stage for a space launch vehicle is provided. The space launch vehicle has a main body including a first end and a second end, and defines a central longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. The stage comprises a stag...
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WO/2020/096477A1 |
The invention relates to aerospace engineering, and more particularly to test benches. A thermodynamic test bench for simulating aerodynamic heating consists of a sectional lamp heater fastened inside a vacuum chamber, and a system of se...
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WO/2020/096290A1 |
The present invention relates to an artificial satellite solar cell panel. A solar cell panel according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plurality of cell strings in which a plurality of artificial satellite solar ...
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WO/2020/092327A1 |
Methods and systems for preventing spacecraft damage include identifying (302) a space weather event that corresponds to a spacecraft system failure. A spacecraft system is determined (308) that causes the spacecraft system failure, trig...
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WO/2020/085412A1 |
This prediction device is provided with: an acquisition unit that acquires environmental information indicating the environment of a space in which a subject mobile-body moves; and a prediction unit that predicts the future trajectory of...
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WO/2020/079290A1 |
The invention relates to an articulated mechanism (1) comprising a first spherical ball joint (3), a second spherical ball joint (4), a third spherical ball joint (5), a first lever (6), a second lever (7) and a third lever (8), wherein ...
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WO/2020/080990A1 |
The present invention relates to a separation device for a spacecraft or launcher, the separation device being movable from a locked state, in which the separation device is arranged to lock onto a component of a spacecraft or launcher, ...
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WO/2020/080373A1 |
This optical ground station operational management system 1 includes: a low-level cloud monitoring and determining device 15 which acquires cloud image data within a field of view, draws a predictive orbital arc within the field of view ...
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WO/2020/077247A1 |
A space station includes: a core with multiple connected core pods; a ring with multiple connected ring pods; at least one shaft connecting the core and the ring, the at least one shaft including multiple connected shaft pods. The core p...
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WO/2020/076357A1 |
Various enhanced power supply configurations for satellite devices are discussed herein. In one example, satellite device includes a chassis and a power control module. The satellite device also includes an array of polygonal-shaped powe...
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WO/2020/075551A1 |
[Problem] To provide an expandable structure which can be folded even when made of a highly rigid member. [Solution] An expandable structure (1A) comprises: a pair of strip-shaped members (3A, 3A); and a connection member (4A) that conne...
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WO/2020/072085A1 |
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for the deployment and management of converged resources across satellites, aircraft, and ground-based nodes to perform user tasks and applications. In one implementati...
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WO/2020/070058A1 |
The present invention relates to a deployment device (20) intended to be positioned on a bearing structure (80), characterized in that it comprises: · a first instrument (11) and a second instrument (12), · a deployment mechanism compr...
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WO/2020/072350A1 |
Spacecraft thruster systems are disclosed. In some instances, a spacecraft thruster system may include stacked ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers. The ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers may be sequentially activated and jetti...
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WO/2020/065660A1 |
A system (100) and method (300) for launching multiple satellites from a launch vehicle is provided. The system includes a mechanical structure (102) which has one or more mounting means (104A-F), a control unit (106) for controlling the...
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WO/2020/065493A2 |
The invention relates to a securing device for the assembly and quick-release of objects, which can be solidly connected to one of the objects to be held together, comprising a retaining means solidly connected to the other object and de...
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WO/2020/065575A1 |
Fastening device for assembly and quick release between objects, formed of a retaining means (3) designed to retain, before releasing, an attachment element (R), and consisting of bringing together, around a dockable portion of said atta...
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WO/2020/066470A1 |
A projection unit (12) of an interference power estimation device (1) projects an orbit of a satellite on a map which represents the ground surface. A range acquisition unit (13) defines a plurality of ranges on the map so as to include ...
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WO/2020/059992A1 |
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for simulating a satellite mission performance state. The apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises: a satellite operation procedure rule definition unit for regis...
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WO/2020/059649A1 |
An orientation control device (20) comprises an ideal propulsion direction calculation unit (22), an ideal orientation calculation unit (24), a target orientation calculation unit (26), and a torque calculation unit (28). The ideal propu...
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WO/2020/060549A1 |
A high altitude vehicle is brought to a desired altitude above sea-level prior to the transfer of fuel and/or oxidant from an airplane to the high altitude vehicle. The high altitude vehicle may be towed to the desired altitude by a tow ...
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WO/2020/052910A1 |
A hybrid airbreathing rocket engine module (70) comprises an air intake arrangement (62) configured to receive air and a heat exchanger arrangement (63) configured to cool air from the air intake arrangement (62); a compressor (64) confi...
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WO/2020/055750A1 |
The invention is a method and system for electric-powered propellantless propulsion in space. In addition to its breakthrough methods to produce thrust, the invention is also incorporated into propellantless velocity control and propella...
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WO/2020/051949A1 |
A non-pyrotechnical unlocking apparatus and a locking/unlocking method. The non-pyrotechnical unlocking apparatus comprises a fastening cable (2), a hot knife component (3) and at least two locking/releasing parts (4). The locking/releas...
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WO/2020/049090A1 |
The present invention relates to a propulsion system for a spacecraft comprising at least one chemical propulsion engine, at least one electrical propulsion engine; and, a propellant feed system comprising: a propellant supply system inc...
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WO/2020/048313A1 |
A split nut type unlocking device with a non-explosive actuator, relating to the technical field of unlocking mechanisms in the mechanical, aeronautics and astronautics fields. In a locking state, a split nut (3) is tightened by tighteni...
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WO/2020/050084A1 |
A non-transitory storage medium stores a guidance control program. When the guidance control program causes a computer mounted on a mobile body provided with a plurality of sensors to employ a Kalman filter to predict a future state quan...
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WO/2020/049091A1 |
The present invention relates to a propulsion system for a spacecraft comprising at least one electrical propulsion engine comprising at least one neutraliser; and a pressurant gas system comprising a pressurant gas; wherein the pressura...
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WO/2020/049528A1 |
An example engine for producing thrust includes: a fuel supply to supply a fuel; a chamber fluidly coupled to the fuel supply to receive the fuel; an induction heating assembly operatively coupled to the chamber to inductively energize t...
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WO/2020/044035A1 |
Apparatus (100) for use in space, the apparatus (100) comprising: a feedstock storage module (108) for storing a feedstock; a heating module (110) coupled to the feedstock storage module (108) and configured to heat the feedstock; an ext...
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WO/2020/045180A1 |
[Problem] To control relative positions and attitudes of artificial satellites by magnetic force alone without limiting the use to the orbit of celestial bodies where geomagnetism exists. [Solution] A satellite position/attitude control ...
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WO/2020/038748A1 |
The invention relates to a space vehicle (28) comprising: - at least three planar side walls (36, 38, 40, 42), - at least one main communication antenna (52, 54) comprising: o a radiating element (62) having a central axis of radiation (...
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WO/2020/037352A1 |
An apparatus comprised of positionally directable masses attached to a binding component that includes a coupling device for payload to reduce gravitational deviation of the apparatus' trajectory by alternatingly accelerating and retract...
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WO/2020/040182A1 |
This generator (100) has: a heat source (101) provided with a radioisotope material precursor serving as a radioisotope material upon being irradiated with neutrons; and a control unit (108) that controls the irradiation with neutrons.
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WO/2020/040845A1 |
Solar radiation is collected and converted to microwave energy by means maintained in outer space on one or more platforms in space. The microwave energy is then transmitted to earth and directed to and constantly focused on one or more ...
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WO/2020/031266A1 |
Provided are an object orbit changing system and object orbit changing method that can change the orbit of an object in space. This object orbit changing system (100) has a projectile (3), a towing body (4), and a main body (5). A launch...
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WO/2020/024035A2 |
The invention relates to the field of astronautics and space transportation, and more particularly to the field of the commercial exploitation of space and specifically to the design of a multi-purpose geocosmic transportation system and...
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WO/2020/025249A1 |
A control system for a momentum wheel device is specified, wherein the momentum wheel device is a real momentum wheel device (1) and has a momentum wheel which is driven by a motor, and wherein a simulated momentum wheel device (2) is pr...
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WO/2020/021696A1 |
An emergency deorbit device 10 provided to an artificial satellite 100 orbiting the globe comprises: a propulsion device 27 that generates thrust for causing the artificial satellite 100 to deorbit; a receiving unit 31 that receives repe...
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WO/2020/021227A1 |
A spacecraft radiation shield system (2) is disclosed for improving the protection from ionising radiation from the external environment and providing an improved freedom of orientation to the spacecraft. The spacecraft radiation shield ...
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WO/2020/016309A1 |
The disclosed observation method involves: - a step of calculating first predicted observation data (46) for a first region of interest (50, 51, 64) according to second observation data (18) acquired by a second observation satellite (8)...
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WO/2020/014508A1 |
Disclosed are systems for converting rotational momentum into linear propulsion. A propulsion system includes one or more thrust units with masses controllably driven by actuators to generate inertia that thrusts a vehicle with the propu...
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WO/2020/010611A1 |
Disclosed are a forward-thrust-type launch process method for an aerospace vehicle (10), and an apparatus therefor. Forward thrust and kinetic energy are effectively generated by means of a booster launch apparatus arranged on the ground...
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WO/2020/012971A1 |
A readily combustible portion (110) has a readily combustible exposed surface (111) exposed in a flow channel (CA). A combustion-resistant portion (140), which comprises a material that does not burn as readily as the readily combustible...
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WO/2020/009712A1 |
A satellite configuration includes a plurality of individual satellite buses each having a number of side panels that form a polygonal shape, where the individual satellite buses collectively fit together to form the satellite configurat...
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WO/2020/008191A1 |
The present disclosure relates to an ablative heat shield composition comprising sporopollenin and resin. The present disclosure also relates to a composite comprising such a composition, as well as to a vehicle part comprising such a co...
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WO/2020/010224A1 |
Textiles intercalated with shear thickening fluids (STF) are disclosed. The STF-intercalated textiles are light weight and include high tenacity textiles that exhibit enhanced resistance to puncture, cutting, abrasion, dust penetration, ...
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WO/2020/009711A1 |
A self-mating modular satellite bus includes a plurality of side panels each having a front surface flanked by a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the first longitudinal edge of each side panel is nested wit...
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WO/2020/010098A1 |
Rocket propulsion systems and associated methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a combustion chamber having an inwardly-facing chamber wall enclosing a combustion zone. The chamber has a generally spherical shape and is ...
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