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公开(公告)号：US20240336375A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-10
申请号：US18745959
申请日：2024-06-17
Applicant: Space Arena, Inc.
Inventor： Daniel Faber
CPC classification number: B64G1/242 , A63B71/02 , B64C39/024 , B64G1/646 , H01L23/60 , B64U50/19 , B64U50/34 , B64U2101/00 , B64U2201/20
Abstract: Enclosures for facilitating activities in space, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed. A representative system includes a spacecraft having an enclosed interior volume (which can be formed by an inflatable membrane) and one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) carried by the spacecraft and positioned to deploy into the enclosed interior volume. The system can include a remote-control system to control the one or more UAVs from a terrestrial location while the spacecraft is in space. A wireless charging system can provide electrical power to the one or more UAVs. A representative method includes configuring one or more controllers to launch a first spacecraft to a first orbit, launch a second spacecraft to a second orbit, move the first spacecraft to the second orbit, dock the first spacecraft with the second spacecraft, and broadcast an event within an interior volume of the first spacecraft to a terrestrial location.
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公开(公告)号：US12085642B2
公开(公告)日：2024-09-10
申请号：US17357161
申请日：2021-06-24
Applicant: LeoLabs, Inc.
Inventor： Christopher Joshua Rosner , Michael James Nicolls
IPC: G01S13/933 , B64G1/24 , B64G1/52 , B64G1/66
CPC classification number: G01S13/933 , B64G1/242 , B64G1/52 , B64G1/66
Abstract: A method for orbital collision screening comprising, obtaining trajectory information of a plurality of objects moving on predictable paths. For each one of the plurality of objects, based upon respective trajectory information of the one of the plurality of objects, computing, a respective spatial descriptor of the path of the one of the plurality of objects, and storing the respective spatial descriptors of each of the plurality of objects in a data structure. Subsequently obtaining trajectory information of a further object, and based upon the trajectory information of the further object, computing a spatial descriptor of the path of the further object. Making first comparisons of the spatial descriptor of the further object against the respective spatial descriptors of each of the plurality of objects stored in the data structure to determine whether each of these first comparisons indicates a possible collision risk. Based upon each of the first comparisons, if the first comparison indicates a possible collision risk, determining a result of a close approach determination between the respective trajectory information of the respective one of the plurality of objects and the trajectory information of the further object, and taking an action based on result of the close approach determination satisfying a predetermined threshold.
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公开(公告)号：US12077323B2
公开(公告)日：2024-09-03
申请号：US18013199
申请日：2021-06-28
Applicant: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
Inventor： Philippe Laurens
Abstract: A method for orbit control of a satellite in orbit around the Earth and for desaturation of an angular momentum storage device of satellite is disclosed having two articulated arms each supporting a propulsion unit. The method includes determining a maneuver plan having at least two thrust maneuvers, a first thrust maneuver to be executed using the propulsion unit of one of the articulated arms and a second thrust maneuver to be executed using the propulsion unit of the other articulated arm, controlling the articulated arms and the propulsion units according to the maneuver plan, at least one of the first and second thrust maneuvers being a thrust maneuver referred to as discontinuous, composed of at least two separate consecutive thrust sub-maneuvers.
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公开(公告)号：US12024316B1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-02
申请号：US18234326
申请日：2023-08-15
Inventor： Paul E. Hausgen , David M. Wilt
CPC classification number: B64G1/428 , B64G1/1085 , B64G1/242 , B64G1/26 , H04B7/18521 , H04B7/1855 , H04B7/19
Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a system and method is configured for scheduling and invoking power sharing among satellites within a constellation of satellites such that energy storage systems at a target satellite may by charged prior to the use of electric propulsion thrust activation or other high electricity demand operations (or such operations contemporaneously augmented) by power beams transmitted from other (source) satellites within the constellation.
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公开(公告)号：US12024313B1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-02
申请号：US16998516
申请日：2020-08-20
Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Inventor： John David Fuller
CPC classification number: B64G1/005 , B64C39/024 , B64G1/1085 , B64G1/242 , B64U10/25 , B64U2101/60
Abstract: Systems and methods for calculating launch sites for a satellite constellation are provided. A carrier aircraft may be configured to launch a first satellite into the first orbit and a second satellite into the second orbit. In some embodiments, information about an accessible range of the aircraft may be received. Based on the received information, a geographical area that the aircraft can access without landing may be calculated. Using received information and the orbit parameters of the first orbit and the second orbit, a first launch site for launching the first satellite and a second launch site for launching the second satellite may be calculated. The first launch site may comprise a first geographical position and a first launch time, and the second launch site may comprise a second geographical position and a second launch time. Both launch sites may be within the calculated geographical area.
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公开(公告)号：US11987396B2
公开(公告)日：2024-05-21
申请号：US16914383
申请日：2020-06-28
Inventor： Avishai Weiss , Daniel Aguilar Marsillach , Stefano Di Cairano , Uros Kalabic
Abstract: A system for controlling an operation of a vehicle to rendezvous with a target over a finite time horizon, wherein the vehicle and the target form a multi-object celestial system. A processor to formulate passive unsafe regions as passive safety constraints. The passive unsafe regions represents regions of space around the target guaranteeing collision trajectories with the target, in an event of total thruster failure. Update a controller having a model of dynamics of the vehicle with received data, and subject the updated controller to the passive safety constraints to generate control commands that produce a collision free rendezvous trajectory which avoids unsafe regions for the specified time period, guaranteeing a collision free trajectory with respect to the target in the event of the total vehicle thruster failure, so the vehicle does not collide with the target. Output the control commands to activate or not activate thrusters of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20240150044A1
公开(公告)日：2024-05-09
申请号：US18281474
申请日：2022-03-11
Inventor： LEONARD VANCE , JOSE MARIA FERNANDEZ MORENO , JEKAN THANGAVELAUTHAM
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a satellite system with orbital debris avoidance. In one embodiment, the satellite system includes debris sensor circuitry to scan orbital debris items in an orbital debris field; and sensor controller circuitry to determine a search window within the orbital debris field based on, at least, uncertainties associated with a velocity of the satellite (Vsatellite) and uncertainties associated with a velocity of at least one debris item (Vdebris), the sensor controller circuitry also to control the debris sensor circuitry to detect the at least one debris item within the search window.
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公开(公告)号：US11958634B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-16
申请号：US17088912
申请日：2020-11-04
Applicant: SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY, INC.
Inventor： Marcus Tallhamn , Barry King
Abstract: A constellation planning system receives a request, from a client, to plan an optimal set of tasks for one or more satellites in a constellation of satellites and at least one ground station in a constellation of ground stations. The request includes a planning problem object. The system generates a status of the planning task describing a progress of the planning task, and returns the status to the client. If the status of a task is successful, then the client may retrieve the resulting schedule and publish it to the constellation.
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公开(公告)号：US20240116656A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-11
申请号：US17958353
申请日：2022-10-01
Applicant: SpaceDyne Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Jesse W. Flippo, JR.
Abstract: A drive is provided that comprises at least one pair of coaxial linear guides configured to counterrotate about a rotational axis and a pair of eccentric masses arranged and constrained for reciprocating movement along the coaxial linear guides. Each eccentric mass reciprocates from a first end to a second end and back again to the first end of its corresponding linear guide in a first period of time that is equal to a second period of time required for the corresponding linear guide to complete a full rotation. This results in a phenomenon by which the eccentric masses are constrained to one hemisphere of the circular sweep of the linear guides, producing an internally derived directional thrust. To steer the drive, one of several different mechanisms are used to differentiate the phases, angular momentums, and or displacement between the linear guides of the linear guide-and-piston subsystems.
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公开(公告)号：US20240059430A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-22
申请号：US18035570
申请日：2021-11-05
Applicant: Katalyst Space Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Erik Olaf Harang , Ghonhee Lee , Nicholas Peter Liapis
CPC classification number: B64G1/223 , B64G1/242 , B64G1/1007
Abstract: Retrofittable satellite systems for an in-orbit host satellite comprising an enhancement module for adding a capability to the in-orbit host satellite, modifying the function of the in-orbit host satellite, and/or extending the function of the in-orbit host satellite. The in-orbit, retrofittable satellite system comprises a transfer vehicle for transferring the enhancement module from a first to a second location and a service vehicle for receiving the enhancement module from the transfer vehicle and installing the enhancement module on the in-orbit host satellite. In-orbit space situational awareness systems, comprising one or more in-orbit host satellites having one or more enhancement modules attached thereto, the enhancement modules comprising sensors such as satellite spatial location/position sensors, range sensors, navigation sensors, and/or proximity sensors for detecting other objects in-orbit, their location, speed, acceleration, orbital trajectory or the like, wherein the enhancement modules communicate to create a mesh network between the satellites.
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