Non-interfering utilization of non-geostationary satellite frequency band for geostationary satellite communication

A system of a geostationary orbit (GSO) satellite communication system comprising:

• means for identifying an occurrence of an in-line event involving a GSO satellite and a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite;
• and
• means for (i) instructing, if occurrence of an in-line event is not identified, a GSO earth station to transmit to the GSO satellite a signal at least partially occupying a frequency spectrum allocated to a NGSO signal on a primary basis;
• and (ii) instructing, if occurrence of an in-line event is identified, the GSO earth station to transmit to the GSO satellite a signal not occupying the frequency spectrum allocated to the NGSO signal on a primary basis.

A method for operating a command center of a geostationary orbit (GSO) satellite communication system comprising:

• identifying an occurrence of an in-line event involving a GSO satellite and a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite;
• instructing, if occurrence of an in-line event is not identified, a GSO earth station to transmit to the GSO satellite a signal at least partially occupying a frequency spectrum allocated to a NGSO signal on a primary basis;
• and
• instructing, if occurrence of an in-line event is identified, the GSO earth station to transmit to the GSO satellite a signal not occupying the frequency spectrum allocated to the NGSO signal on a primary basis.