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Pseudo-geosynchronous communications in satellite platforms

  • US 10,270,521 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2018
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A satellite system, comprising:

  • satellite devices in low-earth orbit (LEO) configured to establish a pseudo-geosynchronous communication window corresponding to a ground communication system by at least transferring traffic routing instructions from outgoing satellite devices leaving the pseudo-geosynchronous communication window for receipt by target satellite devices entering the pseudo-geosynchronous communication window, wherein the traffic routing instructions indicate at least a portion of communication traffic among the satellite system for routing to the ground communication system; and

    during passage within the pseudo-geosynchronous communication window, the target satellite devices each configured to route at least the portion of communications received in the target satellite devices in accordance with the traffic routing instructions, wherein the satellite devices route at least the portion of communications for delivery to the target satellite devices through zero or more intermediate ones of the satellite devices.

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