USEFUL SATELLITE LOAD WITH OPTICAL GATEWAY LINK, SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD

摘要

The present invention relates to a satellite payload (10) of a satellite telecommunications system (20), said payload (10) comprising a communication module, said user module (11), adapted to exchange data with least one terrestrial user terminal (21), and further comprising a communication module, said gateway module (12), adapted to exchange data in the form of optical signals with at least one terrestrial optical gateway station (23). The present invention also relates to a satellite telecommunications system (20) comprising a satellite, said optical gateway satellite (22), comprising such a payload, and a method (50) for controlling such a system (20). ) satellite telecommunications.