Patent ID: 9546007
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B64G

Claim:
1. A device for successively launching two satellites, comprising: a cover including a first shell and a second shell defining a cavity therein, said first shell and said second shell being releasably coupled; and an enclosure including a fixed part and a removable part defining an inner volume, said removable part being capable of passing from a first position for which said enclosure is closed to a second position for which said enclosure is open; a first connection means coupled to said enclosure to releasably couple a first satellite to an upper portion of said enclosure, wherein said inner volume is sized and configured to receive a second satellite therein, wherein said releasable part transitions from a closed position to an open position after separation of said first satellite and enclosure, and wherein said second satellite is released from said inner volume when said removable part is in an open position, wherein said cavity is sized and configured to receive said enclosure and said first satellite therein; and a second connection means between said fixed part and said removable part, said second connection means being arranged so that when said removable part is in said second position, said removable part remains attached to said fixed part, wherein the second connection means is arranged so that when said removable part is in said second position, said fixed part and said removable part create an opening in the enclosure through which the satellite can be released.