FIELD: astronautics.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to small-size spacecrafts (SSC) for creation of reconfigurable antenna fields by SSC docking in different configurations. SSC comprises two housings (1, 2) connected by flexible dielectric strip substrate (19), retractable rods (7, 8) with two multivector matrix rocket engines (9, 10). Substrate (19) is coated with solar cells (20), collinear antenna (23), information and power buses, barcode tape (24) equipped with barcode sensors (25, 26). On side panels (3, 4) there are laser range finders (11, 12), CCD matrices (13, 14), solar sensors (27, 28). For docking with other SSC, nanostructured contact tapes (39, 40) with electromagnetically controlled adhesion are used. Device allows deployment and subsequent coiling of flexible substrate (19) with elements made on it by means of matrix rocket engines (9, 10), which simultaneously solve problems of SSC orientation.
EFFECT: technical result is reliable multiple deployment - coagulation of SSC with possibility of formation of several SSC by different antenna configurations.
1 cl, 5 dwg
