A method for transmitting data by laser signals, from a satellite which is orbiting Earth, to a receiving station which is located on the surface of Earth, the method comprising the following steps: /1/ collecting ephemeris data relating to the satellite; /2/ using the ephemeris data, determining a position (P w) on a trajectory (TRAJ) of the satellite through which said satellite is planned to pass after a waiting start time (t w); /3/ from the waiting start time (t w), pointing an optics of the receiving station which is adapted to collect the laser signals, towards the position (P w) determined in step 121, and activating a photodetection system which is located in a focal plane of the optics of the receiving station and which is adapted to transmit electrical signals corresponding to the laser signals to a receive chain, said receive chain outputting the transmitted data; then /4/ identifying a detection time (t d) at which laser signals emitted from the satellite are detected by the photodetection system; /5/ using the detection time (t d) identified in step /4/ and coordinates of the position on the trajectory of the satellite for which the laser signals emitted from the satellite were detected at said detection time, determining a homing time (t r) subsequent to the detection time and a position of the satellite, called homing position (P r), at which the satellite will pass at said homing time; then /6/ pointing the optics of the receiving station towards the homing position (P r) and, from said homing position and the homing time (t r), gradually rotating the optics of the receiving station so that said optics remains continuously pointed towards the satellite while said satellite moves on its trajectory (TRAJ), and simultaneously maintaining an activation of the photodetection system so as to receive the data transmitted from the satellite while the optics of the receiving station rotates synchronously relative to the displacement of the satellite. /1/ collecting ephemeris data relating to the satellite; /2/ using the ephemeris data, determining a position (P w) on a trajectory (TRAJ) of the satellite through which said satellite is planned to pass after a waiting start time (t w); /3/ from the waiting start time (t w), pointing an optics of the receiving station which is adapted to collect the laser signals, towards the position (P w) determined in step 121, and activating a photodetection system which is located in a focal plane of the optics of the receiving station and which is adapted to transmit electrical signals corresponding to the laser signals to a receive chain, said receive chain outputting the transmitted data; then /4/ identifying a detection time (t d) at which laser signals emitted from the satellite are detected by the photodetection system; /5/ using the detection time (t d) identified in step /4/ and coordinates of the position on the trajectory of the satellite for which the laser signals emitted from the satellite were detected at said detection time, determining a homing time (t r) subsequent to the detection time and a position of the satellite, called homing position (P r), at which the satellite will pass at said homing time; then /6/ pointing the optics of the receiving station towards the homing position (P r) and, from said homing position and the homing time (t r), gradually rotating the optics of the receiving station so that said optics remains continuously pointed towards the satellite while said satellite moves on its trajectory (TRAJ), and simultaneously maintaining an activation of the photodetection system so as to receive the data transmitted from the satellite while the optics of the receiving station rotates synchronously relative to the displacement of the satellite.