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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Neil E. Goodzeit, Princeton, NJ (US);
Hamilton Wong, Yardley, PA (US);
David J. Hentosh, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/52 (2006.01); B64G 1/58 (2006.01); B23P 15/26 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/50 (2006.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/58 (2013.01); B23P 15/26 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/503 (2013.01); B64G 1/506 (2013.01); B64G 1/44 (2013.01); B64G 1/641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A geostationary earth orbit (GEO) spacecraft is disclosed that includes a body with north, east, south, and west sides and a north-south axis. The spacecraft has at least one deployable radiator rotatably coupled to the body. The deployable radiator has a stowed position proximate to one of the east and west sides and a deployed position that is greater than 90 degrees from the north-south axis in a direction away from the respective one of the east and west sides.