Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spacecraft for space debris removal
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Application No.: US15786209Application Date: 2017-10-17
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Publication No.: US10717549B2Publication Date: 2020-07-21
- Inventor: Joon Min Choi
- Applicant: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Current Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@4cd6562e
- Main IPC: B64G1/24
- IPC: B64G1/24 ; B64G1/22 ; B64G1/66 ; B64G1/44 ; B64G1/56 ; B64G1/10 ; B64G1/64

Abstract:
A spacecraft for removing space debris is disclosed. The spacecraft includes a satellite bus, a shield member foldable on an outer side face of the satellite bus and disposed facing towards space debris to reduce a movement speed of the space debris, and a support member configured to support the shield member with respect to the satellite bus, in which the shield member includes a central panel configured to overlap one face of the satellite bus, a plurality of first panels connected to peripheral sides of the central panel and radially extended, and a plurality of second panels located between the first panels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180127115A1 SPACECRAFT FOR SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL Public/Granted day:2018-05-10
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