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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Astroscale Holdings Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Michael Lindsay, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Iwai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Astroscale Holdings Inc, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/14 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/62 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/646 (2013.01); B64G 1/002 (2013.01); B64G 1/1078 (2013.01); B64G 1/1081 (2023.08); B64G 1/14 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/2427 (2023.08); B64G 1/62 (2013.01); B64G 1/645 (2013.01); B64G 1/6462 (2023.08); B64G 1/66 (2013.01); B64G 1/4024 (2023.08);
Abstract
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for rendezvous with an orbiting object comprising: launching a tug and a servicer into a client orbit; separating the servicer from the tug; and docking the servicer with a client. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided system for rendezvous with an orbiting object comprising: a first spacecraft comprising a tug capable of towing a second spacecraft, wherein the second spacecraft is a servicer configured to dock with a tumbling client orbiting object.