Co-operative satellites
US4691882A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/19
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A satellite orbiting arrangement including an orbiting cluster of co-operative satellites in which inter-satellite communication is to be maintained substantially constantly, the arrangement further including an inter-satellite communication satellite positioned remotely from the cluster in an orbit selected to maintain at least approximate station with the cluster and to enable communication with each satellite of the cluster to be maintained substantially constantly.
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