Apparatuses and methods for facilitating satellite visibility for earth-based antenna systems
US11943042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18558
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for detecting a zone of communication between a user terminal and a satellite constellation including a plurality of satellites in non-geosynchronous (non-GEO) orbit includes one or more processors and memory. The memory stores instructions that, as a result of being executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to: determine a location of the device, wherein the location corresponds to a field of regard for detecting the zone of communication, and wherein the field of regard corresponds to an antenna aperture of the phased array antenna; evaluate a level of communication between the phased array antenna and the satellite constellation associated with the field of regard; and output, to a user of the device, an indication of the level of communication between the phased array antenna and the satellite constellation associated with the field of regard.
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