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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Yukio Fukushima, Minato-Ku, JP;
Ryuzo Shimizu, Minato-Ku, JP;
Hiroshi Matsunaga, Minato-Ku, JP;
Yoshifumi Yasunaga, Kakamigahara, JP;
Yutaka Matsuda, Kakamigahara, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A rocket fairing mounted on a forward section of a rocket body included in a rocket comprises a first structure formed on the fairing-base side, and including a first side wall defining a first storage space for storing a first payload; and a second structure formed on the fairing-forward side, and including a second side wall defining a second storage space for storing a second payload. The first side wall has a plurality of first side wall segments capable of being separated from each other along a plane including the longitudinal axis of the fairing and of being turned away from the first payload when releasing the first payload from the first storage space. The second side wall has a plurality of second side wall segments capable of being separated from each other along a plane including the longitudinal axis of the fairing and of being turned away from the second payload when releasing the second payload from the second storage space.