Lockheed Martin Corporation
Deployable Fairing For Rideshare Satellites

Last updated:

Abstract:

Provided herein are various improvements to launch vehicle payload systems, such as employed to launch and deploy secondary payloads into orbit. In one example, a system includes a fairing configured to encase a payload within an envelope of a primary fairing of a launch vehicle, and a mount system configured to adapt a mounting port for the payload to a mounting port associated with the launch vehicle. The system also includes a fairing door configured to be commanded open for deployment of the payload after the primary fairing has open.

Status:
Application
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

26 Aug 2020

Issue date:

3 Mar 2022