Abstract: An ejection unit for a satellite comprises a housing which is closed by a door and in which a guide for the satellite is provided. The guide comprises angled rails and a clamping apparatus to fixedly clamp the satellite by means of a clamping mechanism.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 9, 2023
Date of Patent:
November 11, 2025
Assignee:
EXOLAUNCH GmbH
Inventors:
Dmitriy Sternharz, Peter Schwarz, Johannes Gruber, Peter Wimmer, Sergey Polyak, Denis Bederov
Abstract: The invention relates to a separation system that dispenses a satellite from a launch vehicle along a dispensing axis, with a first ring for mounting to the launch vehicle and a second ring for mounting to the satellite and a deployment means exerting a separating force on the first and the second ring.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 7, 2019
Date of Patent:
May 14, 2024
Assignee:
EXOLAUNCH GmbH
Inventors:
Peter Schwarz, Johannes Gruber, Peter Wimmer
Abstract: The invention relates to an ejection unit for at least one satellite, in particular a picosatellite, comprising a frame that defines an inner space for receiving the satellite; and a retention device for holding the satellite in the inner space, the retention device being configured such that the satellite is releasable from the retention device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 2017
Date of Patent:
February 25, 2020
Assignee:
EXOLAUNCH Gmbh
Inventors:
Dimitriy Bogdanov, Peter Schwarz, Johannes Gruber, Peter Wimmer, Vsevolod Kryukovskiy