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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael F Barskey, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
John F Yocum, Jr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244165 ; 244168 ; 244169 ; 244164 ;
Abstract
A method of simultaneously performing a translational maneuver of a spacecraft by a thruster and dumping momentum from the spacecraft during a time period P. The method entails aligning the thruster along a thrust vector which is fixed during the time period P, wherein the thrust vector is aligned with the center of mass of the spacecraft at a time P/2, and firing the thruster throughout the time period P.