High capacity broadband satellite
US8789796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q19/132
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high capacity broadband service is provided from an Earth orbiting satellite having a payload that includes multiple large antennas, the satellite having an inverted configuration when deployed on orbit. The satellite has an aft surface proximate to a launch vehicle structural interface, a forward surface opposite to said aft surface, and a structure disposed therebetween. In a launch configuration, two or more deployable antennas are disposed, undeployed, on or proximate to and forward of the forward surface; on-orbit, the payload is operable when the satellite is disposed with the aft surface substantially Earth facing while the forward surface is substantially facing in an anti-Earth direction. Each deployable antenna is disposed, so as to be Earth facing, when deployed, in a position substantially forward and outboard of the forward surface.
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