MODULAR SPACECRAFT Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC B64G1/10 B64G1/62 

FIELD: space technology.

SUBSTANCE: spacecraft (SC) contains a package of sequentially installed one-dimensional cubic modules with service and target equipment. The device is equipped with an aerodynamic braking module. A folded inflatable shell is placed in it. They are connected by means of a flexible hollow halyard. The spacecraft contains a power frame of the lower, three intermediate and the upper horizontal plates, four vertical pins, side panels, a control unit with a timer, a foam generator, batteries and a cover with an electromagnetic lock. Expansion of the shell during its removal from the container into outer space is ensured by the action of the foam entering the shell from the foam generator from the moment the valve and lid are opened at the timer signal until the shell is completely expanded and the foam solidifies.

EFFECT: possibility of reliable and predictable withdrawal of CubeSat-type modular satellites from the working orbit after termination of their regular operation.

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