Local observable area and self inspection system

Details Local observable area and self inspection system Local observable area and self inspection system

2006-12-13

2010-11-23

Dinh, Tien (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Tethered

C244S172500, C244S172600

Reexamination Certificate

active

07837153

ABSTRACT:
A surveying device and a method for surveying a satellite and its environs is disclosed. The surveying device comprises a docking platform having an interface for physically coupling to a surface of a bus of a spacecraft and an imaging module, releasably coupleable to the docking platform via a semi-rigid tether axially extendable and retractable by command, the imaging module having an imaging sensor for collecting image data, the imaging sensor communicatively coupled with the docking platform via the tether.

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