Thales

Jean-Claude Sost

Gilles Fernandez

A method for arranging a plurality of spacecraft comprises the following steps: arranging a first layer of spacecraft around a dispenser; fixing the spacecraft of the first layer to the dispenser using mechanical interfaces extending in a radial direction; arranging a second layer of spacecraft around the first layer and the dispenser, the spacecraft of the second layer being arranged that they extend beyond, in a longitudinal direction of the fairing, the spacecraft of the first layer which are interposed between them and the dispenser; fixing the spacecraft of the second layer to the dispenser using mechanical interfaces extending in a radial direction over a distance greater than that of the mechanical interfaces of the first layer; and arranging the assembly thus obtained, under the fairing of a launcher. Assembly of spacecraft that can be obtained by the method and a dispenser suited to the assembly is provided.

Method for arranging a plurality of spacecraft under the fairing of a launcher, assembly resulting from such a method and dispenser suited to such an assembly

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Toulouse, France

Jean-Claude Sost