Title:
SATELLITE CONSTELLATION MAINTENANCE METHOD, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, ORBIT DESCENT METHOD, AND ARTIFICAL SATELLITE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/008245
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
According to the present invention, when a de-orbiting satellite, which is one among artificial satellites belonging to a first satellite constellation (101), de-orbits from an orbit of a first orbital altitude band and descends, a second satellite constellation (102) creates an empty orbital region in a second orbital altitude band by expanding the relative angle of any two neighboring orbital planes among a plurality of orbital planes. The de-orbiting satellite passes through the empty orbital region of the second orbital altitude band.
Inventors:
MUKAE HISAYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/027982
Publication Date:
February 02, 2023
Filing Date:
July 19, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B64G1/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2020158001A1 | 2020-08-06 |
Foreign References:
| JP2021049907A | 2021-04-01 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CROSS-BORDER PATENT FIRM (JP)
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