Satellite retrieval apparatus

Details Satellite retrieval apparatus Satellite retrieval apparatus

1987-04-07

1988-06-14

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path

244163, 102504, B64G 166

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047506920

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for capturing and retrieving objects from space. A tethered grappling unit having deployable arms with catching ropes and Velcro hook strips at the ends thereof is spun and propelled towards the target. On impact, the catching ropes envelop the target and each other. The grappling unit is then reeled in and engages a catching collar containing braking plates to despin the target.

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"Space Bola, A Satellite Retrieval System", A. E. Wudell et al, 4th Space Congress, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 3-6, Apr. 1967, Session 23, pp. 23-33-23-47.

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