Method and Apparatus for Underwater Launch Platform for Spacecraft

US 11,987,398, assigned to Pritok Capital LLC, relates to other technology, and is available for sale through IPApproach.

US Patents

1 granted

Assignee

Pritok Capital LLC

Availability

For Sale

Patents Included

• US 11,987,398↗

Technology Highlights

• The invention adds water buoyancy to increase the overall thrust of the spacecraft and therefore makes the spacecraft more efficient than if launched outside of water.
• The invention utilizes a non-fuel mass energy source for launching rockets or other spacecraft.
• The invention provides sea-based launches. The use of cargo ships, which are efficient at moving massive amounts of cargo at relatively low costs per pound, can be leveraged to a location far from where it will be a nuisance to human settlement.
• The invention utilizes the positioning of the launch site near the equator and increases the amount of centrifugal force provided by the Earth's rotation, reducing the amount of fuel needed for a given launch height.
• The invention allows to coordinate the launch site with the Earth's rotation at a given location and can be utilized to precisely insert a spacecraft into a desirable orbit trajectory or into a geosynchronous orbit without the need for much or any post-launch orbital adjustments.

Overview

The technology disclosed provides the following advantages:

Listing updated August 21, 2026

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