Constellation of elliptical orbit satellites with line of apsides lying in or near the equatorial plane
US6457678B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/195
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apogee pointed to the sun system which uses an elliptical orbit that is tiled in a way that exploits asymmetry in the Van Allen belts.
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