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- Patent Title: Satellite constellation forming system, satellite constellation forming method, satellite constellation, and ground facility
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Application No.: US17605578Application Date: 2020-06-17
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Publication No.: US12043417B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Hisayuki Mukae
- Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: XSENSUS LLP
- Priority: WO TJP2019024378 2019.06.19
- International Application: PCT/JP2020/023820 2020.06.17
- International Announcement: WO2020/256024A 2020.12.24
- Date entered country: 2021-10-22
- Main IPC: B64G1/24
- IPC: B64G1/24 ; B64G1/10

Abstract:
A satellite constellation forming system forms a satellite constellation (20) having N orbital planes (21) (N being a natural number) with mutually different normal directions. A satellite constellation forming unit forms the satellite constellation (20) in which each orbital plane (21) of the N orbital planes is an elliptical orbit with the same eccentricity and the same major axis. In the satellite constellation (20), an elevation angle of a major axis of each orbital plane (21) of the N orbital planes has a relative angle of 360/N degrees with respect to each other. In the satellite constellation (20), an azimuth direction of each orbital plane (21) of the N orbital planes has a relative angle of 180/N degrees with respect to each other.
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