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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher R. Newlin, Melbourne, FL (US);
Alan W. Mast, Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
HARRIS CORPORATION, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2013.01); B64G 1/10 (2013.01); B64G 1/503 (2013.01); B64G 1/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.