There are provided methods of scheduling a satellite manoeuvre comprising: receiving parameters for one or more planned manoeuvres to move the satellite (100) from a current orbit to a new orbit, wherein the parameters include a time and duration of each of the one or more planned manoeuvres; receiving times of eclipses of the Sun by the Earth during future orbits of the satellite; and scheduling the manoeuvre to take place according to the determined parameters and the times of eclipses.