Method for stationing a satellite and in-orbit testing of its payload
US10005567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/411
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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.
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