- Patent Title: Hybrid space system based on a constellation of low-orbit satellites working as space repeaters for improving the transmission and reception of geostationary signals
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Application No.: US14792547Application Date: 2015-07-06
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Publication No.: US09859973B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Jérôme Tronc
- Applicant: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Toulouse
- Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
- Current Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Toulouse
- Agency: Im IP Law
- Agent C. Andrew Im
- Priority: FR0959116 20091217
- Main IPC: H04B7/216
- IPC: H04B7/216 ; H04W4/00 ; H04B7/185 ; H04B1/7115 ; H04W40/22

Abstract:
Satellite telecommunications system comprises a transmitting/receiving surface terminal associated with a user substantially on a surface of the Earth, a geostationary satellite configured to receive/transmit signals from/to a predefined coverage area with a line of sight to the geostationary satellite, and a traveling satellite moving above the surface of the Earth. The traveling satellite repeats signals received from the surface terminal towards the geostationary satellite and/or repeat signals received from the geostationary satellite towards the surface terminal. The same frequency band is used to communicate between the surface terminal and the traveling satellite and between the traveling satellite and the geostationary satellite. The tracking/telemetry and command signals of the traveling satellite are relayed by the geostationary satellite.
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