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

Claim 2:
3. A debris retrieval satellite that includes a first satellite and a second satellite and retrieves debris, the debris retrieval satellite comprising:
a capture device to capture the debris by sandwiching the debris between the first satellite and the second satellite; and
an attitude and orbit control device configured to carry out an active control operation during orbital descent on a flying object formed by 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,
wherein the first satellite and the second satellite each include a propulsion device, and the first satellite and, the second satellite are placed 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.