Method and system for controlling a set of at least two satellites, designed to provide a service on a geostationary orbit, rendering said service on a non-geostationary orbit

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PATENT NO 8783621
APP PUB NO 20130146714A1
SERIAL NO

13707464

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A method is provided for controlling a set of at least two satellites, designed to provide a service on a geostationary orbit, rendering said service on a non-geostationary orbit, in which means involved in the performance of said service, installed on board a satellite, are deactivated when the sun can damage it, and means involved in the performance of said service installed on board another satellite of the set are activated, when this is necessary to the continuity of the service.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amalric, Joël Auribeau-sur-Siagne, FR 3 4
Sainct, Hervé Le Cannet, FR 6 20

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