SPACE STATION SATELLITE FOR DETERMINATION OF GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC G01V7/00 

FIELD: devices for measurement of physical magnitudes in space flights.

SUBSTANCE: proposed space station satellite has body with spheroidal gravitating bodies secured in it; these gravitating bodies have spherical cavities which are eccentric relative to spherical surface of gravitating bodies; received by holes of gravitating bodies connecting these cavities with outside space is gravitational field indicator made in form of rocker arm with test bodies located on its ends; test bodies are located in spherical cavities of gravitating bodies; axle of levitation bearing with magnetized balls is mounted in the middle of rocker arm perpendicularly relative to it; magnetized balls made from highly coercive material are suspended parts of levitation bearing around which rings made from superconducting material are secured symmetrically relative to center of axle.

EFFECT: possibility of experimental determination of gravitational constant at enhanced accuracy as compared with known methods.

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