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Systems and methods for command and control of satellite constellations

  • US 10,020,876 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2016
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, from a terrestrial resource database of a satellite control system, knowledge data corresponding to a plurality of components associated with a satellite constellation communications system, wherein the plurality of components comprises at least one ground station and two or more satellites associated with a constellation, wherein the knowledge data comprises regulatory limitations on what area of the sky the at least one ground station can cover;

    processing the knowledge data according to at least one received mission objective, wherein processing the knowledge data comprises determining, by one or more processors, a capability of each of the plurality of components to collectively achieve the mission objective;

    preparing, based on the processing, a mission queue for the plurality of components, wherein the preparing the mission queue comprises determining constraints and priorities of the plurality of components associated with the satellite constellation;

    commanding at least one of the plurality of components to take a specified action based at least in part on the mission queue;

    initiating, by the at least one ground station, communication with the at least one satellite in the constellation according to the mission queue;

    receiving updated status information comprising a status change for at least one component of the plurality of components; and

    storing, in the resource database, the updated status information.

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