Wireless data communication using polarization information

A method comprising:

• determining a physical orientation of a wireless communication device relative to a communication satellite in earth orbit;
• selecting a type of polarization based on the physical orientation of the wireless communication device relative to the communication satellite in the earth orbit;
• and
• receiving a wireless communication signal from the communication satellite in earth orbit into the wireless communication device using the selected type of polarization.

A wireless communication system comprising:

• a wireless transmitter to transmit a wireless communication signal over a wireless communication link to a wireless receiver;
• the wireless receiver to receive the wireless communication signal over the wireless communication link from the wireless receiver;
• the wireless receiver to determine link information for the wireless communication link based on the wireless communication signal;
• the wireless receiver to determine polarization information for the wireless receiver based on the wireless communication signal;
• the wireless receiver to wirelessly transfer the link information and the polarization information to the wireless transmitter;
• the wireless transmitter to wirelessly receive the link information and the polarization information from the wireless receiver;
• and
• the wireless transmitter to transmit a subsequent wireless communication signal over the wireless communication link to the wireless receiver based on the link information and the polarization information.