System and method for docking an aerostat, and aerostat and receiving structures equipped for such a purpose

A method for docking an aerostat on a receiving structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle carrying a first end of a mooring cable, wherein a second end of the mooring cable is fastened to said aerostat or to said receiving structure, along a path leading the unmanned aerial vehicle to said receiving structure or said aerostat;
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• fastening said first end of said mooring cable to a part of said receiving structure or of said aerostat;
• winding the mooring cable using a winding device after fastening the first end thereof to the receiving structure or to the aerostat until a part of said aerostat substantially reaches a part of said receiving structure,
• wherein the winding device is housed in the receiving structure and is coupled to a mechanical connection system comprising a first mechanical connector placed at a nose of the aerostat and a second mechanical connector placed at a top of the receiving structure, said first and second mechanical connectors being coupled mechanically at an end of a winding sequence of the mooring cable, wherein the step of winding the mooring cable is carried out until coupling of the first and second mechanical connectors is achieved.