To provide a method for communication between earth stations through satellites forming one part of a satellite group turning around the earth and flying over the sky of at least one major part of the earth.
The respective earth stations communicate with the prescribed satellites in the satellite group during specified time. Two earth stations 16 and 18 mutually communicate through respective prescribed satellites 20 and 22 with which the respective earth stations respectively communicate. In order to suppress managing means loaded on the respective satellites to a minimum, the communication between two satellites 20 and 22 is performed through prescribed communication links 24 and 26. Such a link generally includes one or plural prescribed satellites.
ARGAGNON CLAUDE
BOUIN JEAN
CHRETIEN GERALD
DELAMOTTE LUC
ROULLET LAURENT
VOISIN PHILIPPE
