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.
METHOD FOR STATIONING A SATELLITE AND IN-ORBIT TESTING OF ITS PAYLOAD
2016-01-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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