US 12,227,313 B2
Fold-out satellite with integrated radiator panel
Michael Freestone, Woodside, CA (US); and Joel Boccio, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Maxar Space LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Maxar Space LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,161.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166871 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. B64G 1/50 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/503 (2013.01) [B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/443 (2013.01); B64G 1/506 (2013.01); H05K 7/20336 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A satellite comprising:
a first radiator panel having one or more first heat-generating components mounted on a first surface;
a second radiator panel having one or more second heat-generating components mounted on a first surface;
a third radiator panel having one or more third heat-generating components mounted on a first surface; and
two or more actuators configured to deploy the first, second and third radiator panels from a compact configuration in which the first, second and third radiator panels are overlapping to a deployed configuration in which the first, second and third radiator panels are non-overlapping and the first surfaces of the first, second and third radiator panels are parallel in the compact configuration, in the deployed configuration and during deployment from the compact configuration to the deployed configuration.