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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Vanessa Jane Clark, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/1085 (2013.01); B64G 1/1078 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/646 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular and scalable system to transfer space articles between space orbits. In one embodiment, the system employs a rendezvous vehicle which docks with a space article in an initial orbit, the connected stack then docking with a locomotive vehicle which maneuvers to a targeted orbit where the space article is detached. In one feature, the rendezvous vehicle and locomotive vehicle use a common propellant and the space article is a satellite.