Patent 11459129 was granted and assigned to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation on October, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An artificial satellite includes two pointing mechanisms. The pointing mechanisms respectively include main body side gimbals, deployed booms, thruster side gimbals, and thruster groups. The main body side gimbal connects the deployed boom to a satellite main body and adjusts a direction of the deployed boom. The thruster side gimbal connects the thruster to the deployed boom and adjusts the direction of the thruster. Each gimbal is a two-axis gimbal.