CPC B64G 1/285 (2013.01) [B64G 1/002 (2013.01); B64G 1/10 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. An orbit transition apparatus that orbits Earth at an initial orbit and that transitions a payload in outer space from the initial orbit to a target orbit around the Earth, the orbit transition apparatus comprising:
a rotating body comprising:
a flywheel center part,
a ring-shaped flywheel peripheral part disposed outside of the flywheel center part,
a connecting part that connects the flywheel center part and the flywheel peripheral part, and
a balancing part on the connecting part and positioned symmetrically to the payload relative to the flywheel center part;
an adapter disposed on the flywheel center part of the rotating body for docking the payload, wherein the adapter is rotatable independently from the flywheel center part in a forward direction and a reverse direction;
a launch module disposed on the flywheel peripheral part of the rotating body for launching the payload; and
a thruster disposed on the flywheel peripheral part for rotating the rotating body,
wherein the payload is conveyed along, via a driver motor, the connecting part of the rotating body from the adapter to the launch module, and wherein the launch module launches the payload to the target orbit using only a rotational force of a rotating body.
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