Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-component satellite network
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Application No.: US18143780Application Date: 2023-05-05
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Publication No.: US11945605B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Erik Olaf Harang , Ghonhee Lee , Nicholas Peter Liapis
- Applicant: Katalyst Space Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AZ Flagstaff
- Assignee: Katalyst Space Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Katalyst Space Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Flagstaff
- Agency: Law Offices of Damon L. Boyd, PLLC
- Main IPC: B64G1/10
- IPC: B64G1/10 ; B64G1/24 ; H04B7/185 ; H04B7/19 ; H04W64/00 ; B64G1/22 ; B64G1/50 ; H04W84/18

Abstract:
Retrofittable satellite systems for an in-orbit host satellite comprising an enhancement module for adding a capability to the in-orbit host satellite, modifying the function of the in-orbit host satellite, and/or extending the function of the in-orbit host satellite. The in-orbit, retrofittable satellite system comprises a transfer vehicle for transferring the enhancement module from a first to a second location and a service vehicle for receiving the enhancement module from the transfer vehicle and installing the enhancement module on the in-orbit host satellite. In-orbit space situational awareness systems, comprising one or more in-orbit host satellites having one or more enhancement modules attached thereto, the enhancement modules comprising sensors such as satellite spatial location/position sensors, range sensors, navigation sensors, and/or proximity sensors for detecting other objects in-orbit, their location, speed, acceleration, orbital trajectory or the like, wherein the enhancement modules communicate to create a mesh network between the satellites.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230271724A1 MULTI-COMPONENT SATELLITE NETWORK Public/Granted day:2023-08-31
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