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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Airbus Defence and Space Sas, Toulouse, FR;
Mehdi Ghezal, Toulouse, FR;
Emmanuel Giraud, Toulouse, FR;
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS, Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
A method () of acquiring images of a terrestrial region Z using a spacecraft () in non-geostationary orbit around the Earth (), the spacecraft includes an observation instrument associated with a ground footprint of length L along the direction of travel, the method includes: a step () of observing a portion Pof the terrestrial region Z, including a step of controlling the attitude of the spacecraft () during which the ground footprint is kept stationary during the entirety of the step of observing portion P, and a step of acquiring an image of portion P, a step () of modifying the pitch attitude of the spacecraft () so as to place the ground footprint over a portion Pof the terrestrial region Z, and a step () of observing portion Pof the terrestrial region.