Spacecraft design enabling the flat packing of multiple spacecra

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1989-08-29

1991-10-01

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With payload accommodation

244158R, B64G 100

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050526405

ABSTRACT:
A spacecraft (100) such as a satellite, is shaped roughly in the form of a disk with a uniform height (104) such that a plurality of such spacecraft may be stowed for launch in a stack (204), thereby enabling a greater number of satellites to be launched simultaneously with a single launch vehicle (220). The flat-pack configuration results from the satellite having a base member (101) with first surface (102) and second surface (103) members abutting the top and bottom opposing major surfaces of the base member in a stowed configuration.

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