Patent ID: 11858667
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A modular satellite dispenser system, comprising:
a first dispenser ring; and
a second dispenser ring, wherein a first side of the first dispenser ring is connected to the second dispenser ring and a second, opposite side of the first dispenser ring is connected to a payload adapter of a second stage of a launch vehicle with a center axis of the first dispenser ring aligned with a center axis of the launch vehicle,
wherein the first dispenser ring comprises:
a plurality of vertical stanchions oriented parallel to a central axis of the first dispenser ring;
an interface at an end of a vertical stanchion of the plurality of vertical stanchions and connected to the second dispenser ring;
a first circular ring with the plurality of vertical stanchions connected at a perimeter of the first circular ring;
a truss structure coupled to the vertical stanchion extending radially away from the first circular ring; and
a second circular ring concentric with the first circular ring, the plurality of vertical stanchions connected at a perimeter of the second circular ring,, wherein the first circular ring, the second circular ring, and the plurality of vertical stanchions define a plurality of retention areas, wherein a retention area of the plurality of retention areas is configured to retain a portion of a satellite.