Vorrichtung zum kontrollierten Ausfahren einer an mit einem Drall versehenen Satellitenkoerpern befestigten flexiblen Auslegerverbindung

摘要

This invention relates to an improvement in an apparatus for advancing or retracting a flexible pay-out connection in a controlled manner, for instance a pay-out cable fixed to a satellite body with a pay-out means mounted thereon, in particular for a spin-imparted satellite, the improvement comprising at least one groove means at the periphery of the satellite body to receive the pay-out connection, and at least one elastic holding means to hold the pay-out connection at the groove opening.