Method and device for detecting satellites of large-scale constellation through reverse-orbit rendezvous, and non-transitory storage medium
US12221233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G3/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are a method, a device and a non-transitory storage medium. The method includes: deploying a detection satellite to fly in one detection orbital plane opposite to the satellites in the large-scale constellation, to sequentially detect satellites flying in one target orbital plane of the large-scale constellation in a manner that an approach distance between the detection satellite and a satellite being detected is within a set detection distance, transmitting the detection satellite from the one detection orbital plane to another detection orbital plane in virtue of Earth oblateness perturbation, so as to sequentially detect satellites flying in another target orbital plane of the large-scale constellation in a manner that the approach distance between the detection satellite and a satellite being detected is within the set detection distance, and stopping the detection satellite from detecting until all satellites of the large-scale constellation have been detected.
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