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Spherical Occulter Coronagraph CubesatThe present invention relates to a space-based instrument which provides continuous coronal electron temperature and velocity images, for a predetermined period of time, thereby improving the understanding of coronal evolution and how the solar wind and Coronal Mass Ejection transients evolve from the low solar atmosphere through the heliosphere for an entire solar rotation. Specifically, the present invention relates to using a 6U spherical occulter coronagraph CubeSat, and a relative navigational system (RNS) that controls the position of the spacecraft relative to the occulting sphere. The present invention innovatively deploys a free-flying spherical occulter, and after deployment, the actively controlled CubeSat will provide an inertial formation flying with the spherical occulter and Sun.
Document ID
20180002534
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Davila, Joseph M.
Rabin, Douglas M.
Reginald, Nelson
Gong, Qian
Shah, Neerav
Chamberlin, Phillip C.
Date Acquired
April 24, 2018
Publication Date
March 20, 2018
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-Patent-9,921,099
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-15/254,323
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-9,921,099
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-15/254,323

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