METHOD OF MAINTAINING A SATELLITE POSITION BY NAVIGATION USING SOLAR SAILS AND A SPACE VEHICLE USING THE METHOD

摘要

SATELLITE HAVING SOLAR SAILS 27, 29. THEY ARE ORIENTED TO USE THE SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE TO MOVE THE SATELLITE INTO A FIRST DIRECTION 37 DURING A FIRST PART OF THE ORBIT AND IN A SECOND DIRECTION, OPPOSED TO THE FIRST, DURING A SECOND PART OF THE ORBIT, IN ORDER TO COUNTERBALANCE THE FORCES THAT TRY TO TAKE THE SATELLITE OUT OF ITS EQUATORIAL ORBIT. / P P THE SATELLITE IS FOR EXAMPLE THE TYPE FOR BE MAINTAINED ON A GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT AROUND ECUADOR. / P