Beacon for satellite registration

A system for verifying the integrity of a signal transmitted from a space vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of space vehicles, each space vehicle
• receiving a signal transmitted from a beacon,
• calculating its position relative to the beacon,
• transmitting its position relative to the beacon to other space vehicles,
• receiving calculated position data from the other space vehicles,
• comparing the received calculated position data with its calculated space vehicle position data,
• determining a position of the beacon based upon the comparison,
• calculating its coordinates in space,
• transmitting its coordinates to the other space vehicles,
• receiving calculated coordinates from other space vehicles,
• comparing its calculated coordinates with calculated coordinates received from the other space vehicles, and
• verifying its integrity based on the comparison of the coordinates.

A method for verifying the integrity of a signal transmitted from a space vehicle, comprising:

• a) receiving from a beacon a beacon signal at the space vehicle;
• b) calculating a position of the space vehicle relative to the beacon;
• c) transmitting the position relative to the beacon to other space vehicles;
• d) receiving calculated position data from the other space vehicles;
• e) comparing the received calculated position data with the calculated position;
• f) determining a position of the beacon based upon the comparison;
• g) calculating coordinates of the space vehicle in space;
• h) transmitting the calculated coordinates of the space vehicle to the other space vehicles;
• i) receiving calculated coordinates from other space vehicles;
• j) comparing the calculated coordinates of the space vehicle with calculated coordinates received from the other space vehicles;
• and
• k) verifying integrity of the space vehicle based on the comparison of the coordinates.