ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA

• US 20140292594A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Moriguchi, Tatsuji
• Granted Patent: US 9,887,452 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/713
• CPC Class Codes: B64G 1/222 for deploying structures between a stowed and deployed state
• CPC Class Codes: B64G 1/50 for temperature control
• CPC Class Codes: B64G 1/66 Arrangements or adaptations of apparatus or instruments, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/288 Satellite antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/12 wherein the surfaces are concave H01Q19/18 takes precedence

Abstract

An artificial satellite includes at least one hatch formed in a wall of the artificial satellite coming in contact with dead space of the artificial satellite, and a hatch opening and closing mechanism which opens the hatch, and the antenna is attached to the hatch.

Claims

1. An artificial satellite having an antenna mounted thereon, the artificial satellite comprising:

at least one hatch formed in a wall which partitions a dead space of the artificial satellite; and

a hatch opening and closing mechanism which opens the hatch,

wherein the antenna is attached to the hatch.

2. The artificial satellite according to claim 1,

wherein the hatch is provided in one of a ceiling wall and a sidewall of a payload unit in which a mission device unit which executes a mission function of the artificial satellite is contained.

3. The artificial satellite according to claim 1,

wherein the antenna includes a reflector and a radiator, and the reflector and the radiator are attached to the hatch.

4. The artificial satellite according to claim 1,

wherein the antenna includes a reflector and a radiator,

the reflector is attached to the hatch, and the radiator is attached to a wall in which the hatch is opened or closed in the payload room.

5. The artificial satellite according to claim 1,

wherein the hatch opening and closing mechanism opens the hatch by a predetermined amount.

6. The artificial satellite according to claim 1,

wherein the hatch opening and closing mechanism adjusts a degree of opening of the hatch.