Satellite with modular radiator panels

    公开(公告)号:US12017806B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17580966

    申请日:2022-01-21

    申请人: Maxar Space LLC

    发明人: Joel Boccio

    IPC分类号: B64G1/50 B64G1/44 F28D21/00

    摘要: A satellite includes a first radiator panel, a second radiator panel, a space defined between the first radiator panel and the second radiator panel, and one or more first heat-generating components located in the space. Each of the first heat-generating components is attached to at least one of the first or second radiator panels. The satellite further includes a third radiator panel extending from the space and one or more second heat-generating components located in the space, each of the second heat-generating components is attached to the third radiator panel.

    Multi-component satellite network

    公开(公告)号:US11945605B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US18143780

    申请日:2023-05-05

    摘要: 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.

    SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240022118A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18345343

    申请日:2023-06-30

    发明人: Marc Berte

    摘要: Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provides a system having an artificial light source disposed at a distance from earth or other celestial body, where the artificial light source is configured to project one or more beams of light onto the earth or other celestial body. The system may include a photovoltaic array disposed in an area on the earth or other celestial body that is 200 m-20 km or more in any one dimension that is configured to receive the projected one or more beams of light and is configured to convert the received one or more beams of light into electricity.

    Method of operating a spacecraft radiator panel

    公开(公告)号:US11807403B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17180615

    申请日:2021-02-19

    申请人: Maxar Space LLC

    IPC分类号: B64G1/10 B64G1/50 B64G1/58

    摘要: Techniques for minimizing diurnal temperature variation of a radiator of a spacecraft are disclosed. In one aspect, a spacecraft includes a body, a radiator panel, and a heat dissipating unit thermally coupled with the radiator panel. The spacecraft is configured to operate in an orbital plane, and has a yaw axis within the orbital plane and directed from a spacecraft coordinate system origin toward nadir, a pitch axis orthogonal to the orbital plane, and a roll axis orthogonal to the pitch axis and the yaw axis. The radiator panel includes a surface area external to a body of the spacecraft, a first portion of the surface area facing a first direction that is substantially parallel to the roll axis, and a second portion of the surface area facing a second direction that has a substantial component parallel to the yaw axis.

    SATELLITE WITH MODULAR RADIATOR PANELS
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230234724A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US17580966

    申请日:2022-01-21

    申请人: Maxar Space LLC

    发明人: Joel Boccio

    IPC分类号: B64G1/50 B64G1/44

    CPC分类号: B64G1/503 B64G1/443

    摘要: An example of a satellite includes a first radiator panel, a second radiator panel, a space defined between the first radiator panel and the second radiator panel, and one or more first heat-generating components located in the space. Each of the first heat-generating components is attached to at least one of the first or second radiator panels. The satellite further includes a third radiator panel extending from the space and one or more second heat-generating components located in the space, each of the second heat-generating components is attached to the third radiator panel.

    Radiator with reduced solar irradiation and improved guidance system for geostationary satellite

    公开(公告)号:US11685556B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17802344

    申请日:2021-02-09

    IPC分类号: B64G1/50 B64G1/22 B64G1/10

    CPC分类号: B64G1/503 B64G1/10 B64G1/222

    摘要: A radiator for a geostationary satellite is disclosed having a radiative panel perpendicular to a radiation axis, and pivoting relative to the radiation axis, a mounting foot for the panel, a motor which rotates the mounting foot about a rotation axis, the radiation axis and the rotation axis being tilted relative to each other by an angle corresponding to the angle of the satellite's orbital plane relative to the ecliptic plane of the planet, and a guidance system for the panel, limiting rotation of the panel about the rotation axis, including a connecting arm pivoting relative to the satellite about a first axis and relative to the panel about a second axis concurrent with the first axis at a point of intersection of all the axes.

    RADIATOR WITH REDUCED SOLAR IRRADIATION AND IMPROVED GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE

    公开(公告)号:US20230095742A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17802344

    申请日:2021-02-09

    IPC分类号: B64G1/50 B64G1/10 B64G1/22

    摘要: A radiator for a geostationary satellite is disclosed having a radiative panel perpendicular to a radiation axis, and pivoting relative to the radiation axis, a mounting foot for the panel, a motor which rotates the mounting foot about a rotation axis, the radiation axis and the rotation axis being tilted relative to each other by an angle corresponding to the angle of the satellite's orbital plane relative to the ecliptic plane of the planet, and a guidance system for the panel, limiting rotation of the panel about the rotation axis, including a connecting arm pivoting relative to the satellite about a first axis and relative to the panel about a second axis concurrent with the first axis at a point of intersection of all the axes.

    Deployable radiator
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11492145B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16347266

    申请日:2017-03-09

    发明人: Shunichi Kawamura

    IPC分类号: B64G1/50 B23P15/26 B64G1/44

    摘要: A first deployment mechanism (30) deploys a first radiator panel (20) from a state where the first radiator panel (20) is opposed to a north or south face (10) of the body structure of a satellite. A second radiator panel (40) is stacked with the first radiator panel (20) to be opposed to the north or south face (10) of the body structure of the satellite and is sandwiched between the north and south face (10) of the body structure of the satellite and the first radiator panel (20), in a state where the first radiator panel (20) is opposed to the north or south face (10) of the body structure of the satellite. A second deployment mechanism (50) connects the second radiator panel (40) to the north or south face (10) of the body structure of the satellite, and deploys the second radiator panel (40) in a direction P2 opposite to a deployment direction P1 of the first radiator panel from a state where the second radiator panel (40) is opposed to the north or south face (10) of the body structure of the satellite.

    Satellite with a thermal switch and associated methods

    公开(公告)号:US11459131B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17092972

    申请日:2020-11-09

    IPC分类号: B64G1/50 B64G1/66 B64G1/10

    摘要: A satellite includes a satellite housing, a temperature sensitive component carried by the satellite housing, and a thermal radiator carried by the satellite housing. A thermal switch is movable between a coupled state and a decoupled state. In the coupled state, the temperature sensitive component and the thermal radiator are thermally coupled. In the decoupled state, the temperature sensitive component and the thermal radiator are thermally decoupled.