Satellite constellation having multiple orbital inclinations
US12199739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/1085
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A satellite system may have a constellation of communications satellites that provides services to users with electronic devices such as portable electronic devices and home and office equipment. A network operations center may use gateways to communicate with the satellite constellation. The satellite constellation may include sets of satellites with different orbits such as circular orbits with different inclinations, sets of satellites with elliptic orbits, sets of satellites with circular orbits of different altitudes including low earth orbits, medium earth orbits, and/or geosynchronous orbits, and/or sets of satellites with other orbits. The satellite orbits of the satellites in the satellite constellation may be selected to provide coverage to desired user population concentrations at different locations on the earth without using an excessive number of satellites.
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