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Optimal System architecture

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Click for large photograph (~40kB)The Utility Agent Maneuvers close to the client spacecraft in view of an Escort Agent

The project addresses all abovementioned needs in a phased manner. The proposed innovative system Architecture consists of five synergetic elements and maximum utilization of the existing satellites.

The synergetic elements are:
· The Utility Base (UB),
· The Utility Agent (UA),
· The Escort Agent (EA),
· The Engine Module (EM).
· A new family of Recoverable / Reusable Apogee Kick Motors (RA).

The utilization of the existing satellite assets is effected by making use of up-link channels of existing satellites, in order to obtain on earth real time video, of good quality, during the critical docking phase, at very low link budget requirements for the UA. Another way of utilizing the existing satellite assets is effected by using the Tele-command link of the CS in order to control an EM.

New concepts and breakthrough efficient solutions which are patent pending have been developed, a) for a major docking process simplification (apparatus and method), b) for implementing the control channel of the EM, c) for a light capturing apparatus and d) for a family of heavy duty muti-functional apogee kick motors.

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