Astrium Sas

Les Ingenieurs Du Soleil

Xavier Sembely

Robert Andre Laine

Christophe Balemboy

Kristen Lagadec

Mark Kinnersley

A system of blinds comprising louvers that are inclined in such a way as to maximize the direct solar illumination received during the winter months and to minimize same during the summer months is described. The inclinations are determined according to the terrestrial latitude of the building supporting these blinds, and the orientation of the surface of the building that is to be protected. The longitudinal slope of the louvers is determined such that the longitudinal direction of the louvers is substantially parallel to the straight line of intersection of the plane of the surface and the equatorial plane seen from the building. The transverse tilt of the louvers is determined such that these louvers face in a direction comprised between 12&#xb0; and 24&#xb0; below the direction of the equatorial plane.

Inclined and fixed blind system

A landing system of a body and a space probe provided with such a system for landing on a bearing ground. The landing system includes landing legs (), each with a footpad () at the end thereof, intended for braking the landing impact of the body when coming into contact with the ground and for supporting the body on the ground after landing. The footpads () are not coplanar.

Landing system for a body and space probe provided with such a system

A system includes a mother probe forming a carrier space vehicle () and a plurality of daughter probes (2, 2, 2) aligned in a longitudinal axis (A) of the mother probe, in which the attachment of the daughter probes to the mother probe is carried out by a plurality of probe-supporting annular segments (5, 5, 5) each provided with an annular collar (3, 3, 3) for attaching a daughter probe.

System comprising a spatial mother probe forming a spatial carrier vehicle and a plurality of spatial daughter probes

A method for controlling the attitude of a satellite in orbit around a celestial object, the satellite including an observation instrument, a solar panel, a radiator and a star sensor which are arranged on the satellite such that, in a reference frame associated with the satellite and defined by three orthogonal axes X, Y, and Z, the observation instrument has its observation axis parallel to the Z-axis, the solar panel is parallel to the Y-axis, the radiator is arranged on one of the sides &#x2212;X, +Y, or &#x2212;Y of the satellite, and the star sensor points to the negative X values side. The roll and pitch attitudes of the satellite are controlled during an activity period to direct the observation instrument towards areas of the celestial object to be observed, and the yaw attitude of the satellite is controlled to keep the sun on the positive X values side and ensure that a solar panel minimum insolation constraint is satisfied during observation phases of the activity period.

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Toulouse, France

Xavier Sembely