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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Momentus Space Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Erik Schwarz, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
MOMENTUS SPACE LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 10/548 (2013.01); H04B 10/524 (2013.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 10/503 (2013.01); H04B 10/524 (2013.01); H04B 10/548 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated communication and ranging system for use on a spacecraft includes: a laser module configured to emit at least one beam, a pointing module configured to direct the at least one beam toward a ground station and toward an object in space, and a detector module configured to detect a scattered portion of the at least one beam. The system further includes a control module configured to operate the pointing module to (i) transmit data to the ground station using the at least one beam and (ii) determine, using the detector module, a distance between the spacecraft and the object using the at least one beam.