Satellite and method of bringing into orbit by gravitational assistance.

摘要

After being placed in standard orbit (01) in a quasi-equatorial plane, the satellite is transferred into a circumlunar orbit (02) in such a way that the satellite passes through the sphere of influence SI of the Moon. On leaving this sphere, the orbit (03) is in a plane which is inclined with respect to the equatorial plane. The orbit is then connected to the final orbit (04). Application in particular to spatial telecommunications. <IMAGE>