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Class Information
Number: 244/158.6
Name: Aeronautics > Spacecraft > Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path > Orbital control
Description: Subject matter including a process or specific means for controlling the spacecraft so as to maintain an orbit or set a new orbit.
Sub-classes under this class:
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7587325 |
Method of insuring against satellite launch failure |
Sep. 8, 2009 |
| 7513459 |
Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing, and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics |
Apr. 7, 2009 |
| 7454272 |
Geostationary stationkeeping method |
Nov. 18, 2008 |
| 7438264 |
Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics |
Oct. 21, 2008 |
| 7313362 |
High altitude airborne craft used as radio relay and method for placing said airborne craft on station |
Dec. 25, 2007 |
| 7293743 |
Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing, and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics |
Nov. 13, 2007 |
| 7240879 |
Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics |
Jul. 10, 2007 |
| 7219858 |
Method for deploying multiple spacecraft |
May. 22, 2007 |
| 6892987 |
Predicting, bounding and mitigating satellite attitude disturbances arising from infrared earth sensors for satellites in inclined, elliptical orbits |
May. 17, 2005 |
| 6845950 |
System for high efficiency spacecraft orbit transfer |
Jan. 25, 2005 |
| 6824107 |
Artificial satellite with an orbit having a long staying time in a zenith direction, an orbit control method and a communication system therewith |
Nov. 30, 2004 |
| 6725012 |
Method for deploying an orbiting sparse array antenna |
Apr. 20, 2004 |
| 6672542 |
Method and system for controlling the eccentricity of a near-circular orbit |
Jan. 6, 2004 |
| 6616104 |
Spacecraft configuration and attitude steering method for highly inclined orbit (HIO) communications |
Sep. 9, 2003 |
| 6553286 |
Spacecraft constellation formation keeping using inter-spacecraft distance measurement |
Apr. 22, 2003 |
| 6491257 |
Technique for satellite constellation growth |
Dec. 10, 2002 |
| 6464174 |
Round-trip orbital operation of a spacecraft |
Oct. 15, 2002 |
| 6457679 |
Method for maintaining the position of geostationary satellites |
Oct. 1, 2002 |
| 6459206 |
System and method for adjusting the orbit of an orbiting space object using an electrodynamic tether and micro-fabricated field emission device |
Oct. 1, 2002 |
| 6445981 |
Controller and control method for satellite orbit-keeping maneuvers |
Sep. 3, 2002 |
| 6431496 |
Method and apparatus for operating satellites in orbit |
Aug. 13, 2002 |
| 6424890 |
Method and apparatus for satellite orbit interpolation using piecewise hermite interpolating polynomials |
Jul. 23, 2002 |
| 6364252 |
Method of using dwell times in intermediate orbits to optimize orbital transfers and method and apparatus for satellite repair |
Apr. 2, 2002 |
| 6336612 |
Satellite system and method of deploying same |
Jan. 8, 2002 |
| 6296205 |
RF inspection satellite |
Oct. 2, 2001 |
| 6237876 |
Methods for using satellite state vector prediction to provide three-axis satellite attitude control |
May. 29, 2001 |
| 6188874 |
Control and telemetry signal communication system for geostationary satellites |
Feb. 13, 2001 |
| 6116544 |
Electrodynamic tether and method of use |
Sep. 12, 2000 |
| 6097997 |
Low energy method for changing the inclinations of orbiting satellites using weak stability boundaries and a computer process for implementing same |
Aug. 1, 2000 |
| 6017000 |
Apparatus and methods for in-space satellite operations |
Jan. 25, 2000 |
| 6015116 |
Fuel efficient methods for satellite stationkeeping and momentum dumping |
Jan. 18, 2000 |
| 5810295 |
Method and apparatus for a satellite station keeping |
Sep. 22, 1998 |
| 5806801 |
Method and system for formationkeeping between orbiting spacecraft by varying their ballistic coefficients |
Sep. 15, 1998 |
| 5568904 |
Steered perigee velocity augmentation |
Oct. 29, 1996 |
| 5267167 |
Method and system for formationfinding and formationkeeping in a constellation of satellites |
Nov. 30, 1993 |
| 5183225 |
Statite: spacecraft that utilizes sight pressure and method of use |
Feb. 2, 1993 |
| 5158249 |
Orbital systems for cislunar travel |
Oct. 27, 1992 |
| 4909460 |
Device and method for aiming a space probe toward a celestial body |
Mar. 20, 1990 |
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