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US 2001/0041950 A1Published application
Overhead system of inclined eccentric geosynchronous orbiting satellites
AssigneeHughes Electronics Corporation
InventorAlfred Cellier
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Abstract
A system of inclined geosynchronous satellite orbits has a service area defined on a surface of the earth. The service area has elevation angles greater than a predetermined minimum elevation angle from the horizon. A satellite has an orbit with respect to the earth having a sky track when viewed from within said service area. An operating arc is defined by a subset of points on the sky track within the service area. The satellites operate consecutively on the operating arc.
Claims7
A system of inclined geosynchronous satellite orbits above a landmass comprising:
- a service area on a surface of the earth having a predetermined minimum elevation angle from the horizon;
- a satellite having an orbit with respect to the earth having sky track when viewed from within said service area;
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- an operating arc defined by a subset of points on said sky track over said service area, said satellite operating on said operating arc.
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