US 12,338,004 B2
Orbital deployment module with a three-point space propulsion system
Laurent Gerbe, Le Haillan (FR); and Romain Delon, Le Haillan (FR)
Assigned to ARIANEGROUP SAS, Les Mureaux (FR)
Appl. No. 18/728,281
Filed by ARIANEGROUP SAS, Les Mureaux (FR)
PCT Filed Jan. 10, 2023, PCT No. PCT/FR2023/050028
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 11, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/135386, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 20, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2200279 (FR), filed on Jan. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0083838 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/245 (2023.08) [B64G 1/10 (2013.01); B64G 1/26 (2013.01); B64G 1/401 (2013.01); B64G 1/4022 (2023.08); B64G 1/641 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A propulsion system with three propulsion points of an orbital deployment space module for at least one satellite comprising:
a chassis including exactly three first housings shaped to each receive a propulsion unit and at least a second housing shaped to receive a tank,
at least one liquid fuel tank disposed in a second housing,
exactly three propulsion units, each propulsion unit being disposed in one of the first housings, and each propulsion unit including at least one thruster,
a central housing shaped to receive a satellite intended to be put into orbit, and
a control unit configured to control the supply and the power developed by each of the propulsion units and with a control logic coupling a pitch drive function and a yaw drive function.