US Patent Issued to MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC on March 31 for "Debris removal satellite, debris removal control apparatus, debris removal control method, and ground facility" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,893, issued on March 31, was assigned to MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corp. (Tokyo).

"Debris removal satellite, debris removal control apparatus, debris removal control method, and ground facility" 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 satel...