Method for orbit control and desaturation of a satellite by means of articulated arms supporting propulsion units

The present invention relates to a method (50) for orbit control of a satellite (10) orbiting Earth and desaturation of a device for storing kinematic momentum of the satellite, the satellite (10) comprising two articulated arms (20, 21) each supporting a propulsion unit (30, 31), the method (50) co...

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Main Author LAURENS, Philippe
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.04.2023
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Summary:The present invention relates to a method (50) for orbit control of a satellite (10) orbiting Earth and desaturation of a device for storing kinematic momentum of the satellite, the satellite (10) comprising two articulated arms (20, 21) each supporting a propulsion unit (30, 31), the method (50) comprising: - determining (51) a manoeuvre plan comprising at least two thrust manoeuvres, wherein a first thrust manoeuvre is to be executed using the propulsion unit on one of the articulated arms and a second thrust manoeuvre is to be executed using the propulsion unit on the other articulated arm, - controlling (52) the articulated arms (20, 21) and the propulsion units (30, 31) depending on the manoeuvre plan, at least one of the first and second thrust manoeuvres being a thrust manoeuvre referred to as a discontinuous thrust manoeuvre which is made up of at least two separate consecutive thrust sub-manoeuvres.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20210302784