Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Rendezvous or docking
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Dinh, Tien (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Rendezvous or docking
C244S172400
Reexamination Certificate
active
08006938
ABSTRACT:
An in-space spacecraft servicing system (10) includes a servicing spacecraft (22) and a propellant module (24). The servicing spacecraft includes a client servicing system (136), as well as navigation avionics (108) for independent flight operation and a servicing propellant tank (170). The propellant module moves the servicing module from an upper stage drop off location and releases it in proximity to a client spacecraft (16) for a servicing mission. It has a propellant tank (172) with capacity for multiple missions and is used to refill the servicing spacecraft's propellant tanks between missions. Either or both the servicing spacecraft and the propellant module may have navigation avionics. The servicing spacecraft also has a universal docking adaptor (70) for different client spacecraft, and can convert a client spacecraft from non-cooperative to cooperative.
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Behrens John W.
Caplin Glenn N.
Chandler Frank O.
Cronick Jeffrey J.
Frampton Robert V.
Bonzell Philip J
Dinh Tien
Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman P,C
The Boeing Company
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