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- Patent Title: Ground-based antenna for concurrent communications with multiple spacecraft
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Application No.: US16724033Application Date: 2019-12-20
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Publication No.: US11323173B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Robert Bruce Friend , Kurt William Loheit
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Main IPC: H04B7/185
- IPC: H04B7/185 ; H01Q21/24 ; H04B7/19 ; H04B7/195 ; H01Q1/24

Abstract:
A system includes an antenna of a ground station. The antenna is configured to generate signal beams. The signal beams define a plurality of cells in the sky. The antenna is fixed in position relative to the ground and mechanically fixed to a particular orientation. The antenna is a phased array antenna. The system also includes a processor coupled to the antenna. The processor is configured to support concurrent communication sessions with a plurality of spacecraft via the signal beams. The plurality of spacecraft is located within the plurality of cells.
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