Method and apparatus for tracking satellites in inclined orbits

Details Method and apparatus for tracking satellites in inclined orbits Method and apparatus for tracking satellites in inclined orbits

1990-05-08

1991-12-31

Tarcza, Thomas H.

Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,

Directive

Including antenna orientation

343882, 364459, 342357, G01S 346

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050775618

ABSTRACT:
A computerized antenna mount system for continuously tracking a satellite in geosynchronous orbit that has an inclined orbit with respect to the equator. An antenna mount that automatically adjusts the declination angle of a ground station satellite antenna as a function of time after iteratively compiling the declination angle history from one complete orbit of a satellite. Different satellite orbits may be so compiled with selection of each satellite and its corresponding orbit information from memory.

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patent: 4126865 (1978-11-01), Longhurst et al.
patent: 4602259 (1986-07-01), Shepard
patent: 4743909 (1988-05-01), Nakamura et al.
patent: 4801940 (1989-01-01), Ma et al.

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