Patent ID: 11891196
Assignee: BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 2:
3. A spacecraft system, comprising:
a launch vehicle, the launch vehicle including first and second mounting rings located along a longitudinal axis of the launch vehicle;
a first spacecraft having first and second ends, wherein the first spacecraft is connected to the first mounting ring, wherein the first end of the first spacecraft is adjacent the second mounting ring, wherein a first plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the launch vehicle is coincident with the first end of the first spacecraft and intersects the second mounting ring, and wherein the second end of the first spacecraft is adjacent the first mounting ring; and
a second spacecraft having first and second ends, wherein the second spacecraft is connected to the second mounting ring, wherein the first end of the second spacecraft is adjacent the first mounting ring, wherein a second plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the launch vehicle is coincident with the first end of the second spacecraft and intersects the first mounting ring, wherein the second end of the second spacecraft is adjacent the second mounting ring, and wherein the second mounting ring is directly connected to the first mounting ring.