ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,264, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corp. (Tokyo).
"Debris removal method" was invented by Hisayuki Mukae (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A debris removal satellite includes a capture device, a thruster of a chemical propulsion method, and a propellant tank to store chemical fuel. A solar array wing is operable in an orbit at an orbital altitude higher than a congested orbit region congested with satellites forming a satellite constellation. The debris removal satellite is built in advance for future use as a satellite to be launched, and when a debris intrusion alarm to give a warning about intrusion of...