Patent ID: 8730324

Claim:
An imaging satellite comprising: a body having an opening; an imaging system disposed within the body, wherein the imaging system comprises a telescope comprising: a primary mirror; a secondary mirror; and a secondary mirror support configured to secure the secondary mirror relative to the primary mirror; a door attached to the body, the imaging satellite configured to have: a non-deployed state in which the opening is covered by the door, and a deployed state in which the opening is not covered by the door, the opening configured to allow radiation to enter the imaging system such that the imaging system can image a field of view through the opening; and an antenna system mounted to an interior surface of the door, wherein the imaging satellite is configured such that: when the imaging satellite is in the non-deployed state, the antenna system is configured to not displace the imaging system, while the imaging satellite transitions from the non-deployed state to the deployed state, the antenna system is configured not to contact the body of the imaging satellite, and when the imaging satellite is in the deployed state, the antenna system is configured to transmit imaging data acquired by the imaging system.