Persistent LEO spacecraft communications
US10374692B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/204
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) geostationary earth orbit (GEO)-based communication satellites (ComSat) to provide a persistent and on-demand communication links between multiple LEO space vehicles, their associated air and/or ground users and operations centers. The system further includes one or more LEO space vehicles that can communicate with the GEO-based MUOS ComSats using UHF communication links. Each of the LEO space vehicles includes radio circuitry to enable communicating over an ultra-high frequency (UHF) band used by the MUOS GEO communication link in compliance with the MUOS Wideband Code-Division Multiple-Access WCDMA waveform standard or other user defendable waveforms.
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