Patent ID: 11952150
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A debris retrieval system that includes a first satellite, a second satellite, and a debris retrieval control apparatus to communicate with at least one of the first satellite and the second satellite, the debris retrieval system comprising:
processing circuitry configured to generate a control command to capture debris by sandwiching, the debris between the first satellite and the second satellite and carry out an active control operation during orbital descent on a flying object which is the first satellite, the debris, and the second satellite, wherein a central body of the first satellite, the debris, and a central body of the second satellite are connected together by physical contact, between the debris and the respective central bodies of the first satellite and second satellite, and transmit the control command to at least one of the first satellite and the second satellite,
wherein each of the first satellite and the second satellite includes a capture device to capture the debris based on the control command and a propulsion device to carry out the active control operation during orbital descent on the flying object based on the control command, and
wherein the processing circuitry transmits the control command to place the first satellite and the second satellite so that a center-of-gravity position of the flying object is on a straight line of a traveling direction vector of the propulsion device.