AN IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A SCANNING MIRROR
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240357235A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18687042

    申请日:2021-09-02

    CPC classification number: H04N23/69 B64G1/1028 G02B26/105 H04N23/12

    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging system for imaging a surface on an astronomical body, such as the Earth. The imaging system such as a satellite imaging system comprises a telescope comprising at least first and second curved mirrors wherein the second mirror is located downstream of the first mirror, relative to a propagation direction of imaged light, a digital image sensor or a slit aperture arranged at the focal plane of the telescope, and an actuator system arranged for tilting the second mirror or other curved mirror located down-stream of the first curved mirror for scanning the line of sight of the imaging system in a scanning direction (221) on the surface within a field of view (231) of the imaging system.

    Small satellite constellation for worldwide surveillance

    公开(公告)号:US11820535B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-21

    申请号:US17478531

    申请日:2021-09-17

    Inventor: Andrew E. Turner

    CPC classification number: B64G1/1078 B64G1/1021 B64G1/1085 B64G1/1028

    Abstract: A satellite observation system and method of deploying a satellite system are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of observation satellites comprising one or more sensors, each of the plurality of observation satellites configured with at least a solar array and a mechanical stabilization element. Each of the plurality of observation satellites is constructed without positioning components. The plurality of observation satellites is positioned in a dawn/dusk sun-synchronous orbital plane about a celestial body such that the one or more observation sensors are oriented toward the celestial body. The system further includes one or more servicing vehicles configured to engage each of the plurality observational satellites to configure at least the solar array and mechanical stabilization element

    FLYING OBJECT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SATELLITE, AND SURVEILLANCE SATELLITE

    公开(公告)号:US20240140618A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18280476

    申请日:2022-03-29

    Inventor: Hisayuki MUKAE

    CPC classification number: B64G1/1028 B64G1/1085 B64G3/00

    Abstract: A surveillance satellite that has detected a significant high luminance generates launch sensing data indicating a launch time point corresponding to a detection time point, a launch coordinate value expressing a position at which the significant high luminance was detected, and a line-of-sight vector at the detection time point and containing surveillance data at the detection time point and transmits the launch sensing data. A communication satellite that passes through a point in a communication range with respect to the surveillance satellite to transmit the launch sensing data receives the launch sensing data and transmits the launch sensing data to remaining communication satellites via a satellite communication network.

    FLIGHT PATH MODEL SELECTION METHOD, FLYING OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM, FLYING OBJECT HANDLING SYSTEM, AND GROUND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240124161A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18275016

    申请日:2022-02-09

    Inventor: Hisayuki MUKAE

    CPC classification number: B64G1/1028 B64G1/1007 B64G1/1085 F41H11/02

    Abstract: A flying object (109) flies on the earth's limb. Three or more surveillance satellites (120) monitor the earth's limb from different latitudes than each other at a time of interest and transmit three or more sets of monitoring data. A ground system (130) receives the three or more sets of monitoring data, calculates three or more line-of-sight directions from the three or more surveillance satellites to the flying object at the time of interest based on the three or more sets of monitoring data, calculates flying object coordinate values indicating the position of the flying object at the time of interest based on the three or more line-of-sight directions, and selects one flight path model from multiple flight path models based on the flying object coordinate values.

    Imaging method of satellite system, and transmission device

    公开(公告)号:US12077321B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17596164

    申请日:2020-05-29

    CPC classification number: B64G1/1085 B64G1/1028 H04N23/662

    Abstract: The present technology relates to an imaging method of a satellite system and a transmission device that enable to perform imaging of an artificial satellite in accordance with an event having occurred on the ground, in remote sensing by the artificial satellite. The satellite system includes: the transmission device installed on the earth; and the artificial satellite having an imaging device. The transmission device transmits an imaging instruction to the artificial satellite passing in the sky, in accordance with a predetermined event detected by a sensor installed on the earth, and the artificial satellite performs imaging of an event occurrence region on the basis of the imaging instruction. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an artificial satellite or the like that performs satellite remote sensing.

    Spacecraft with universal test port

    公开(公告)号:US11807405B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17083004

    申请日:2020-10-28

    Abstract: A universal test port is connected to the different functional sub-systems of a spacecraft, allowing the sub-systems to be tested from a single location of an assembled spacecraft. The universal test port is mounted on an external surface of the spacecraft and configured to connect to the different functional sub-systems (such as power, propulsion, and command and data handling, for example) of the assembled spacecraft, allowing for the streamlining of testing operations by electrical ground system equipment during assembly, integration, and test (AIT) operations and reducing the risk of collateral damage to spacecraft hardware during testing in AIT.

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