A stackable satellite includes a satellite frame and at least one vertical pillar attached to the frame. The vertical pillar has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end is coupled to the lower end of the vertical pillar of the satellite above and the lower end is coupled to the upper end of the vertical pillar of the satellite below. The vertical pillar receives substantially all of the vertical load of the stackable satellite and any other satellites stacked above. Use of such vertical pillars removes the need for a dispenser or substantially lightens the dispenser mass to allow substantially more satellites to be carried in a payload.
申请公布号
WO2016176298(A1)
申请公布日期
2016.11.03
申请号
WO2016US29509
申请日期
2016.04.27
申请人
FIELD, Daniel, W.;ASKIJIAN, Armen;GROSSMAN, James;SMITH, Alexander, D.
发明人
FIELD, Daniel, W.;ASKIJIAN, Armen;GROSSMAN, James;SMITH, Alexander, D.