In a method for injecting a plurality of spacecraft into different
circum-earth or interplanetary orbits individually in a single launch, a
plurality of spacecraft coupled to an assist module are injected into an
interplanetary orbit having a periodicity synchronous with the earth's
revolution period. Then, in a maneuver allowing the assist module to
re-counter with and pass near to the earth (Earth swing-by), the assist
module appropriately performs an orbital change maneuver and a separation
maneuver for each of the spacecraft in a sequential order. Through these
maneuvers, a closest-approach point to the earth is changed for each of
the spacecraft so as to drastically change a subsequent orbital element
for each of the spacecraft. The assist module takes a sufficient time to
determine a target orbit for each of the spacecraft with a high degree of
accuracy until a half month to several days before a closest-approach
time in the Earth swing-by. Based on the determined orbit, the assist
module makes an orbit correction of about several m/sec in a sequential
order, and then separates the spacecraft therefrom in a sequential order.
In this process, an inertia navigation is performed based on an
accelerometer mounted in the assist module and information about
attitude.