Attitude stabilization and orbital distribution for small satellites

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10745152
APP PUB NO 20180346155A1
SERIAL NO

15993391

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A satellite that includes a housing, a circuit board containing circuitry and disposed in the housing, a battery disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, one or more weights disposed in the housing, wherein the one or more weights are disposed away from a center of the housing, one or more solar panels on the housing and electrically connected to the circuit board, and an antenna electrically connected to the circuit board and including at least one segment that extends out of the housing. When multiple satellites are launched into orbit having different mass weights, they move away from each other at least partially because of the weight difference. In orbit, each satellite is subjected to aerodynamic drag torque and gravity gradient torque.

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  • SWARM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Longmier, Benjamin Los Altos, US 9 92
Spangelo, Sara Mountain View, US 1 5

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