Development and Outlook of Structural Design and Connection Technology for Multi-satellite Stack
The low orbit internet constellation represented by "Starlink" is a hot topic in the current development of the aerospace field. Multi-satellite stack technology can significantly improve the utilization rate of fairing space,thereby accelerating the construction speed of low orbit constellations,and is one of the important directions of future multi-satellite launching technology. This article analyzes the requirements and significance of multi-satellite stack technology,summarizes the existing connection forms of multi-satellite stack,and then points out the suitable connection forms for large-scale constellation construction through comparative analysis. The mature connection schemes of multi-satellite stack are interpreted,and the composition principle and technical characteristics of this technology are obtained. Finally,the difficulties and challenges in the stucture design and connection technology of multi-satellite stack are analyzed and prospects are proposed,providing reference for future multi-satellite stack structure design.