CPC B64G 1/1078 (2013.01) [B64G 1/007 (2013.01); B64G 1/40 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); B64G 1/646 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A spacecraft servicing device, comprising:
a spacecraft body;
a boom arm rotatably coupled to the spacecraft servicing device; and
a thruster assembly coupled to a distal portion of the boom arm, the thruster assembly configured to alter at least one of an orbit, a velocity, or a momentum of a target spacecraft when the spacecraft servicing device is engaged with the target spacecraft, the thruster assembly comprising at least one thruster, the boom arm configured to alter the orientation of the thruster assembly relative to the spacecraft body as the boom arm is rotated about the spacecraft body, wherein the boom arm is coupled to the spacecraft body at a rotatable coupling positioned adjacent to a docking feature of the spacecraft body for coupling the spacecraft servicing device to the target spacecraft.
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