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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6542479 | Telecommunications system and a multibeam satellite usable in such a system A telecommunication system has a space segment which includes a satellite carrying a multibeam telecommunications payload and a terrestrial segment comprising gateways for access to a terrestrial network. There is one gateway within a terrestrial coverage... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6378810 | Satellite having a solar generator on a deployable arm, and method of bringing such a satellite on station A satellite has a platform of elongated shape in a direction parallel to a roll axis of the satellite. A deployable arm is pivotally carried by a longitudinally extending face of the platform. A solar generator is carried at the end of the arm by a first ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6305647 | Method and apparatus for steering the attitude of a satellite A method is disclosed for controlling the attitude of a satellite by controlling the speed of the gimbals of CMGs in a cluster of CMGs, the CMG having respective wheels mounted on gimbals that are mounted on a satellite platform to rotate about different ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6084659 | Photosensitive charge coupled accumulation device and lidar incorporating such a device The CCD device is suitable for use in a lidar. It has an image zone constituted by a matrix of M lines and N columns of photosensitive sites for receiving a light signal and generating charges, a first memory zone constituted by a matrix of P lines and N ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6017001 | Controlling rotation of a spacecraft An earth orbiting satellite is enabled to assume a "survival mode" of operation in which its x axis is aligned with the sun by observing characteristics of the movement of the frame of the satellite (e.g. its x axis) relative to the sun and performing cal... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5794891 | Method of controlling the attitude control for satellites on an orbit inclined relative to the equator The attitude of a satellite placed on a non-heliosynchronous earth orbit in a plane that is inclined relative to the equatorial plane of the earth is controlled for efficient use of solar panels and radiators. The satellite has a structure, solar panels a... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5788188 | Control of the attitude of a satellite in low orbit involving solar acquisition For controlling the attitude of the body of an earth satellite placed on a low orbit, values of components of the geomagnetic field of the earth are measured along three axes of a frame of reference bound to the body. The values are derivated with respect... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5634612 | Earth orbiting satellite having electrical energy storage batteries A three axis stabilized geostationary satellite comprises a structure having walls that face North and South when the satellite is on station and carrying at a storage battery of large capacity. The storage battery is constituted by cells mounted on a cha... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5612575 | Method of connecting the output pads on an integrated circuit chip, and multichip module thus obtained The chip is fixed to a substrate by its lower face. At least one wire-bonding adaptor in the form of a board is used, the upper face of which has first bonding pads along at least one first edge and second bonding pads along at least one second edge, and ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5598263 | Light-backscatter measurement device suitable for use on board a craft The device can be used on an aircraft or spacecraft. It comprises a laser for emitting short light pulses, a channel for receiving the backscattered light flux and an optical conical scanner means making it possible to orient a direction common to laser e... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5585633 | Terrestrial sensor device for satellite or the like The terrestrial sensor device is suitable for use on a satellite or spacecraft. It has a lens for forming an image of the Earth in a focal plane, and a sensor placed in the focal plane. The sensor is constituted by a two-dimensional array of pyroelectric ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5562837 | Method for connecting electronic circuits in a multi-chip module having a co-fired substrate and multi-chip module obtained thereby The multi-chip module comprises a co-fired substrate, and, on at least ont face of the substrate, a set of superimposed ceramic insulating layers, fired at a temperature substantially smaller than the firing temperature of the substrate. Conducting interc... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5476398 | Pluggable electrical connection device A pluggable electrical connection device comprises at least one pin-shaped male element of electrically conductive material and at least one female element. The female element is a metal coil spring having at least four turns sufficiently spaced apart to ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5473196 | Semiconductor memory component comprising stacked memory modules A memory component has a rectangular semiconductor substrate containing active memory circuits and output terminals on a major surface thereof. An insulating layer on the major surface receives a plurality of metal connection leads, connecting the output ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5229960 | Solid state memory modules and memory devices including such modules A memory module has, on an interconnection substrate, a plurality of semi-conductor memory chips each having the same elongated shape and having output connections located at the end thereof. It has at least two chips which are mutually stacked and which ... | 07/20/1993 |
