SPACE-ROCKET SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC B64G1/00 

FIELD: aircraft engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to space-rocket systems, namely, to means or placing spacecrafts into preset orbits. The proposed system incorporates a rocket carrier, spacecraft with nose cone and a detachable compartment arranged at the rocket carrier final stage to couple the latter with the nose cone that features coupling diameter exceeding that of the rocket carrier final stage. Detachable compartment has a load-beating structure composed of load-bearing elements arranged along the taper surface generating line to transfer load from the nose cone to the rocket carrier housing. The detachable compartment cross section represents a right triangle with its smaller leg located in the plane of rocket-to-nose cone joint and its hypothenuse seating on the detachable compartment taper surface generating line. Note that larger leg is represented by a portion generating line of the rocket final stage housing. The detachable compartment has also a face detachable joint with the nose cone detached in flight, that with rocket launcher final stage housing along its face and cylindrical parts incorporating tight-fitting fasteners, and the joint with frame of coupling with the spacecraft.

EFFECT: increased net volume.

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