WO2003065595A3 - Virtually geostationary satellite array with optimized parameters - Google Patents
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- WO2003065595A3 WO2003065595A3 PCT/US2003/002591 US0302591W WO03065595A3 WO 2003065595 A3 WO2003065595 A3 WO 2003065595A3 US 0302591 W US0302591 W US 0302591W WO 03065595 A3 WO03065595 A3 WO 03065595A3
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- H04B7/14—Relay systems
- H04B7/15—Active relay systems
- H04B7/185—Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systems
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- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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- B64G1/10—Artificial satellites; Systems of such satellites; Interplanetary vehicles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
- B64G1/242—Orbits and trajectories
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- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/14—Relay systems
- H04B7/15—Active relay systems
- H04B7/185—Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systems
- H04B7/1851—Systems using a satellite or space-based relay
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/14—Relay systems
- H04B7/15—Active relay systems
- H04B7/185—Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systems
- H04B7/19—Earth-synchronous stations
Abstract
A plurality of satellites are placed into a virtually geosynchronous orbit (100, 110), in which a first part of the orbit, that is near apogee, has a similar movement to the rotation of the earth (120), and therefore the orbit appears virtually stationary relative to the earth. Different satellites in the orbit are caused to have specified standardized parameters (40), and also defined according to an orbital position at the a certain date. The different satellites and therefore be assigned to different owners according to these parameters.
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