NZ761085B2 - Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods - Google Patents

Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods Download PDF

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NZ761085B2
NZ761085B2 NZ761085A NZ76108518A NZ761085B2 NZ 761085 B2 NZ761085 B2 NZ 761085B2 NZ 761085 A NZ761085 A NZ 761085A NZ 76108518 A NZ76108518 A NZ 76108518A NZ 761085 B2 NZ761085 B2 NZ 761085B2
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spacecraft servicing
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Kenneth Siu Kin Chow
Peter Michael Cipollo
Michael Joseph Glogowski
William A Llorens
James Garret Nicholson
Carlos Guillermo Niederstrasser
Oliver Benjamin Ortiz
Robert Bryan Sullivan
Daniel Carl Treachler
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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B64G1/402—Propellant tanks; Feeding propellants
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Abstract

spacecraft servicing system, comprising a spacecraft servicing device 180 carrying multiple detachable pods 102 which have at least one spacecraft servicing component. The spacecraft servicing device 180 is configured to transfer the pod 102 to a target spacecraft using the propulsion of the spacecraft servicing system. The spacecraft servicing device 180 is configured to remain in physical contact with the target spacecraft until the pod 102 is secured to the spacecraft, and then to leave. The spacecraft servicing component of the pod 102 comprises a thruster assembly configured to alter the orbit or a velocity of the target spacecraft which can allow life extension or better targeting of the spacecraft.

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1.CLAIM 5 This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. ยง119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No.
NZ761085A 2018-07-20 Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods NZ761085B2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201762535747P 2017-07-21 2017-07-21
PCT/US2018/043180 WO2019018819A1 (en) 2017-07-21 2018-07-20 Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods

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NZ761085A NZ761085A (en) 2023-11-24
NZ761085B2 true NZ761085B2 (en) 2024-02-27

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