Patent ID: 11970292
Assignee: MAXAR SPACE LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method, comprising:
approaching an on-orbit client spacecraft by a servicing spacecraft, at least a portion of the client spacecraft being covered with a multi-layer insulating blanket;
grappling the client spacecraft by the servicing spacecraft;
performing, by the servicing spacecraft, an on-orbit servicing operation of the grappled client spacecraft, including:
sealing a first area of the multi-layer insulating blanket by applying heat and pressure to the first area of the multi-layer insulating blanket with a sealing tool of the servicing spacecraft;
cutting an opening in the first area of the multi-layer insulating blanket with a cutting tool of the servicing spacecraft; and
accessing the client spacecraft by the servicing spacecraft through the cut in the sealed first area of the multi-layer insulating blanket.