Global communication network

A method comprising:

• identifying, by data processing hardware, a target platform for communicating with a communication device;
• establishing a communication connection between the target platform and the communication device;
• identifying, by the data processing hardware, an available communication channel for communicating data between the target platform and the communication device;
• receiving, at the data processing hardware, control inputs from one or more sensors;
• determining, by the data processing hardware, a pseudo random noise spreading code based on the received control inputs;
• modifying, by the data processing hardware, a communication signal by multiplying the communication signal with the pseudo random noise spreading code;
• and
• causing, by the data processing hardware, transmission of the modified communication signal from the communication device to the target platform through the available communication channel, the modified communication signal being transmitted below a thermal noise of the available communication channel,
• wherein identifying the target platform comprises:
• tracking, by the data processing hardware, global positions of target platforms
• determining, by the data processing hardware, a collection of the target platforms and available communication channels for transmitting the communication signal at a communication time of the transmission of the modified communication signal from the communication device;
• and
• selecting, by the data processing hardware, the target platform from the collection of target platforms.

A communication system comprising:

• a signal spreading device configured to:
• receive a communication signal;
• receive one or more control inputs from one or more sensory devices;
• determine a pseudo random noise spreading code based on the one or more control inputs;
• and
• modify the communication signal by multiplying the communication signal with the pseudo random noise spreading code;
• and
• a phased array antenna system in communication with the signal spreading device, the phased array antenna system comprising:
• a phased array antenna;
• and
• data processing hardware configured to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a target platform for communicating with the phased array antenna:
• establishing a communication connection between the target platform and the communication system;
• identifying an available communication channel for communicating data between the target platform and the communication system;
• and
• transmitting the modified communication signal from the phased array antenna to the target platform through the available communication channel, the modified communication signal being transmitted below a thermal noise of the available communication channel,
• wherein identifying the target platform comprises:
• tracking global positions of target platforms;
• determining a collection of target platforms and available communication channels for transmitting the communication signal at a communication time of the transmission of the modified communication signal from the phased array antenna;
• and
• selecting the target platform from the collection of target platforms.

A communication system comprising:

• a signal spreading device configured to:
• receive a communication signal;
• receive one or more control inputs from one or more sensory devices;
• determine a pseudo random noise spreading code based on the one or more control inputs;
• and
• modify the communication signal by multiplying the communication signal with the pseudo random noise spreading code;
• and
• a phased array antenna system in communication with the signal spreading device, the phased array antenna system comprising:
• a phased array antenna;
• and
• data processing hardware configured to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a target platform for communicating with the phased array antenna;
• establishing a communication connection between the target platform and the communication system;
• identifying an available communication channel for communicating data between the target platform and the communication system;
• transmitting the modified communication signal from the phased array antenna to the target platform through the available communication channel, the modified communication signal being transmitted below a thermal noise of the available communication channel;
• receiving a global positioning signal of the communication device from a global positioning device in communication with the data processing hardware;
• receiving an orbital location of the target platform from the target platform;
• determining an antenna pointing angle with respect to the target platform and associated with an antenna positioned on the communication device based on the global positioning signal of the communication device and the orbital location of the target platform;
• and
• modifying the pseudo random noise spreading code based on the antenna pointing angle.