Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Spacecraft formation – orbit – or interplanetary path
Patent
1998-01-22
2000-02-29
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path
455 132, 455430, B64G 110
Patent
active
060299355
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for adding a geostationary component (201) to a low earth orbit satellite network. The method includes establishing a geostationary orbit for an administration satellite, providing an East-West communications link (218) between a low earth orbit satellite (202) at a polar location and the administration satellite and providing an RF link (216) between a ground based network control center (214) on the ground and the administration satellite. The method also includes the steps of transmitting administration information received by the administration satellite over the RF link (216) from the administration satellite to the low earth orbit satellite (202) over the East-West communications link (218).
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Barefoot Galen L.
TRW Inc.
Yatsko Michael S.
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