The invention relates to a method for deploying a satellite constellation, which comprises: deploying, by means of a single launcher, a plurality of satellites (10) at an initial altitude above an initial orbit; piloting said satellites (20) such that each satellite reaches a drift altitude among a drift set, in which the orbits of the various satellites are shifted (30) relative to one another by the earth's gravitational potential; piloting the satellites such that they are moved (40) sequentially in order to reach the same final altitude, said sequential movement being carried out such that the satellites describe final orbits that are angularly shifted relative to one another.
