NANOSPUTNIK Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B64G1/10 B64G1/22 

FIELD: radio engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has bed unit mounted on lateral surface and pivotally connected to device casing. Bed unit rotation axis is arranged in parallel to casing end face part. Mechanisms for rotating and fixing the bed unit relative to the casing (optionally of screw-nut type) are mounted on both sides with respect to the axis. The mechanisms provide supporting bed unit surface arrangement at an angle less than 90°. Solar battery board is rigidly mounted on the supporting bed unit surface. Camera for taking Earth surface pictures is mounted in nanosputnik casing end face on the opposite side with respect to nanosputnik units for connecting it to separation system. The camera is arranged in plane passing through longitudinal nanosputnik axis arranged in perpendicular to the solar battery board.

EFFECT: reduced device weight; increased effective solar battery board area.

5 dwg