METHOD OF GROUP ORBITAL FLIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES

摘要

FIELD: aircraft engineering.SUBSTANCE: spacing between satellites over the front is maintained by intermittent actuation of active satellite jet engine at near boundary of authorized flight corridor. Jet engine thrust is oriented perpendicular to active satellite orbit plane in direction from passive satellite orbit plane. Spacing between satellites over the distance is maintained by intermittent variation of active satellite flight altitude with actuation of its jet engine along local vertical or intermittent variation of speed with actuation of jet engine in flight direction.EFFECT: flight of two and more satellites with variation of the position of active apparatuses relative to passive satellite, maintenance of preset flight configuration relative to the observer at the Earth surface.1 dwg