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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Applicant:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jerome K. Fuller, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Denise Galindo Burrell, Culver City, CA (US);
Edward V. Wagner, Long Beach, CA (US);
Andrew C. Cortopassi, Lakewood, CA (US);
Jeffrey Arthur Lang, Torrance, CA (US);
Robert B. Pan, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/97 (2006.01); F02K 9/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/974 (2013.01); F02K 9/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ablative thruster includes a nozzle configured to control a flow of thrust from the satellite. The ablative thruster also includes an ablative surface inside of the nozzle, configured to deflect the thrust at a predefined angle. The ablative surface is configured to ablate-away, leaving un-deflected thrust for a majority of the burn.