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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Centre National D'etudes Spatiales, Paris, FR;
Isabelle Nann, Cannes la Bocca, FR;
Nicolas Mosson, Toulouse, FR;
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A satellite comprises at least one first communication module, a repeater module, one or more antennas, at least one propulsion module and an avionics module, the repeater module comprising: a north first panel when the satellite is in an orbital position, an east second panel, a south third panel and a west fourth panel arranged respectively opposite the north first panel and the east second panel, the north panel and the south panel having widths Xmcin the east-west direction, the east panel and the west panel having a width or Ymcin the north-south direction; characterized in that: the value of the ratio Xmc/Ymcfor the repeater module lies within the interval [0.84; 1.12], and the repeater module consists of a number of floors, and the value of Xmck varies as a function of the floor k and of its position in the repeater module.