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Apparatus and method for controlling geostationary orbit satellite

  • US 9,399,527 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2013
  • Issued: 07/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for controlling a geostationary orbit satellite, the apparatus comprising:

  • a data processing unit to generate remote measurement data by measuring a state of a geostationary orbit satellite;

    a signal transmitting/receiving unit to receive a remote command signal and to transmit the remote measurement data; and

    a satellite control unit to control an orbit and a pose of the geostationary orbit satellite relative to inclined geosynchronous space debris,wherein the geostationary orbit satellite is maintained at a predetermined safe distance from the inclined geosynchronous space debris when the inclined geosynchronous pace debris passes through an equatorial plane of earth,wherein the satellite control unit controls a radial separation between the geostationary orbit satellite and the inclined geosynchronous space debris to maintain the predetermined safe distance for collision avoidance when the inclined geosynchronous space debris passes through the equatorial plane of the Earth, andwherein the satellite control unit adjusts a velocity of the geostationary orbit satellite to maintain the predetermined safe distance for collision avoidance between the geostationary orbit satellite and the inclined geosynchronous space debris.

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