Equatorial Stratospheric Sunbelts (ESS)
AssigneeSunlight Aerospace Inc.
InventorsMichael CYRUS, John P. MOUSSOURIS
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing renewable energy powered, continuous geostationary orbital communications include arranging a plurality of renewable energy powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) having ground and air communication capabilities in a belt configuration around the earth, spacing apart the plurality of UAVs to provide intercommunication between at least neighboring ones of the plurality of UAVs, and positioning the plurality of UAVs in a relatively stationary location above the earth at a height of between 12 to 15 miles.
Claims20
A method for providing renewable energy powered, continuous geostationary orbital communications, comprising:
- arranging a plurality of renewable energy powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) having ground and air communication capabilities in a belt configuration around the earth;
- spacing apart the plurality of UAVs to provide intercommunication between at least neighboring ones of the plurality of UAVs;
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- positioning the plurality of UAVs in a relatively stationary location above the earth at a height of between 12 to 15 miles.
A system for providing renewable energy powered, continuous geostationary orbital communications, comprising:
- a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) arranged in a belt configuration around the earth, spaced apart to provide intercommunication between at least neighboring ones of the plurality of UAVs, and positioned in a relatively stationary location above the earth at a height of between 12 to 15 miles, wherein at least one of the UAVs comprises a system of renewable energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.