Intra-satellite handover

A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• communicating, by the UE, with a satellite via a first beam;
• receiving, by the UE from the satellite, a list of a plurality of beams used by the satellite, the plurality of beams comprising at least the first beam and a second beam used by the satellite;
• determining, by the UE, a timing configuration of the first beam;
• determining, by the UE, to transition to the second beam;
• and
• transmitting, by the UE to the satellite via the second beam, an upstream transmission based at least in part on the determination to transition and the timing configuration of the first beam.

A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• communicating, by the UE, with a satellite using a first bandwidth part (BWP) of a cell comprising a plurality of BWPs;
• receiving, by the UE from the satellite, configuration information for each of the plurality of BWPs of the cell, the plurality of BWPs comprising at least the first BWP and a second BWP of the cell;
• receiving, by the UE from the satellite and after receiving the configuration information for each of the plurality of BWPs of the cell, an indication to transition to the second BWP of the cell;
• and
• communicating, by the UE, with the satellite using the second BWP of the cell based at least in part on the indication and the configuration information for the second BWP of the cell.

A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• communicating, by the UE, with a satellite using a first bandwidth part (BWP) of a cell comprising a plurality of BWPs;
• receiving, by the UE from the satellite, configuration information for each of the plurality of BWPs of the cell, the plurality of BWPs comprising at least the first BWP and a second BWP of the cell;
• determining, by the UE, to transition to the second BWP of the cell;
• and
• transmitting, by the UE to the satellite, an upstream transmission using the second BWP of the cell based at least in part on the determining to transition and the configuration information for the second BWP of the cell.