Mounting device for spacecraft

Details Mounting device for spacecraft Mounting device for spacecraft

1987-05-05

1988-10-25

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With payload accommodation

410 31, 410 38, B64G 144

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047798262

ABSTRACT:
The panel sections of a solar collector, for example of a spacecraft, are ld or mounted in a folded down condition at least during launching and until they are unfolded. For this purpose a hold down device that must be released for the unfolding, is used. The device includes a piece of flexible rope or cable, one end of which is connected to the spacecraft body, while the other end is connected to the outermost panel section to hold all panel sections in the folded condition against forces tending to unfold the panel sections, until the rope or cable is severed by a severing mechanism. The effective cable length is adjustable and an elastic member is so arranged that it can dampen shocks and compensate for different temperature responsive expansions of the rope or cable and of the collector structure.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4426053 (1984-01-01), Chenin et al.

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