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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Raphaël Hache, Cannes la Bocca, FR;
Alexandre Kaltenbach, Cannes la Bocca, FR;
Stéphane Tessandori, Cannes la Bocca, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/007 (2013.01); B64G 1/1007 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/26 (2013.01); B64G 1/40 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for stationing a satellite comprises a transfer phase, during which the satellite moves on an elliptical geosynchronous orbit, the orbit being deformed progressively by application of a thrust by electrical or hybrid electrical-chemical propulsion to bring it closer to a geostationary orbit. The transfer step comprises a substep during which, during a plurality of revolutions of the satellite, the thrust is stopped for a fraction of orbital period and tests of a telecommunications payload of the satellite are performed in the absence of thrust.