Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-orbit spacecraft servicing through umbilical connectors
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Application No.: US17027499Application Date: 2020-09-21
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Publication No.: US11643227B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Arie Halsband , Rami Shamir , Nevo Taaseh
- Applicant: Astroscale Israel Ltd.
- Applicant Address: IL Tel Aviv
- Assignee: Astroscale Israel, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Astroscale Israel, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Tel Aviv
- Agency: Critical Path IP Law, LLC.
- Main IPC: B64G4/00
- IPC: B64G4/00 ; B64G1/64 ; B64G1/42

Abstract:
A spacecraft servicing system to provide in-orbit servicing through the umbilical connectors of a spacecraft. In one embodiment, a manipulator arm maneuvers a servicer umbilical to form an electrical connection between a servicer spacecraft and an umbilical connector of a client spacecraft, the umbilical connector conventionally used solely for ground-based operations. In one feature, the electrical connection is used to provide power or software upgrades to the client spacecraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210086923A1 IN-ORBIT SPACECRAFT SERVICING THROUGH UMBILICAL CONNECTORS Public/Granted day:2021-03-25
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