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- Patent Title: Satellite constellation forming system, satellite constellation forming method, computer readable medium, and ground device
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Application No.: US17603343Application Date: 2019-05-31
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Publication No.: US12103711B2Publication Date: 2024-10-01
- 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
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/021741 2019.05.31
- International Announcement: WO2020/240826A 2020.12.03
- Date entered country: 2021-10-13
- Main IPC: B64G1/24
- IPC: B64G1/24 ; B64G1/10

Abstract:
In a satellite constellation forming system, each satellite in an orbit satellite group includes a propulsion device to change velocity of each satellite in the orbit satellite group. A satellite constellation forming unit causes propulsion devices of satellites in the orbit satellite group to operate in synchronization, for each orbital plane of the plurality of orbital planes. The satellite constellation forming unit causes each satellite in an orbit satellite group in a first orbital plane of the plurality of orbital planes to perform an acceleration and deceleration process of repeating operation of accelerating for a first time period and then decelerating for the first time period. The satellite constellation forming unit causes each satellite in an orbit satellite group in an orbital plane adjacent to the first orbital plane to start the acceleration and deceleration process after a delay of a second time period.
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