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US 11685554

How Spacecraft Servicing Pods Maneuver and Refuel Other Satellites

A specialized robotic pod designed to dock with aging satellites and use a flexible, multi-jointed boom arm to adjust their orbit or velocity.

Statusactive

Granted2023

Expires2040

Claims24

Forward citations2

Prior art230

AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp

InventorsBenjamin Michael Hekman, James Garret Nicholson +10

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