US3220004A
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Passive communication satellite
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-13
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1981-01-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Warren Gillespie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:51
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/08; H01Q1/081; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/14; H01Q15/16; H01Q15/161; H01Q15/163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
IN AN ORBITAL SATELLITE OPERABLE IN AN EXTRAPLANETARY VACUUM, AFTER LAUNCH FROM EARTH BY A LAUNCH VEHICLE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SPHERICAL SECTION HAVING A REFLECTIVE SURFACE EXTERIOR, A MAST MOUNTED ON SAID SPHERICAL SECTION AND EXTENDING ALONG A RADIAL LINE THEREOF, A SIGCAL NIFICANT MASS INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE CONNECTED TO SAID MAST AT AN END THEREOF REMOTE FROM SAID SPHERICAL SECTION, AND SPOKES CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID MAST AND SAID SPHERICAL SECTION, WHEREBY SAID SATELLITE IS ADAPTED TO BE PASSIVELY ATTITUDE STABILIZED.
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