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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kurt M. Rump, El Segundo, CA (US);
Richard A. Noyola, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Steven E. Ardito, Calabasas, CA (US);
Adriel O. Carreno, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/242 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling de-orbit of a spacecraft is presented. Embedded command modules are commanded directly from a central command and telemetry module. Latch valves, thruster valves, and solar wing drive of the spacecraft are operated in response to inputs to the embedded command modules. The spacecraft is maneuvered to a safe disposal orbit in response to commands from the central command and telemetry unit.