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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeremiah O Salvatore, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Cesar A Ocampo, El Segundo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ;
Abstract
A method is provided for using a lunar flyby maneuver to transfer a satellite from a quasi-geosynchronous transfer orbit having a high inclination to a final geosynchronous orbit having a low inclination. The invention may be used to take the inclination of a final geosynchronous orbit of a satellite to zero, resulting in a geostationary orbit, provided that the satellite is launched in March or September.