Multi-node point-to-point satellite communication system employing multiple geo satellites
US6990314B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18534
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communication system includes a satellite constellation consisting of a plurality of satellites. Each of the plurality of satellites is in an orbit whose eccentricity and inclination are perturbed relative to the same geosynchronous orbit. Each of the satellites in the constellation is capable of relaying signals in either direction between a central ground hub and a plurality of mobile user terminals. The plurality of satellites are configured such that the period of their geosynchronous orbit remains substantially constant at one sidereal day.
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