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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2018
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Richard W. Aston, Brea, CA (US);

Anna M. Tomzynska, Seal Beach, CA (US);

Glenn N. Caplin, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/641 (2013.01); B64G 1/002 (2013.01); B64G 1/40 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01); B64G 1/645 (2013.01);
Abstract

A space vehicle system, a method of manufacturing a multiple space vehicle launch system, and a method to transmit a launch load between space vehicles during a launch are disclosed. The space vehicle system may include a first space vehicle including a first core structure, a second space vehicle including a second core structure releasably attached to the first space vehicle in a stacked configuration, a first solar array supported by the first core structure, the first core structure extending beyond a lower edge of the first solar array, and a second solar array supported by the second core structure, the second core structure extending beyond an upper edge of the second solar array.


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