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Satellite diversity

  • US 10,397,920 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2016
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of satellite communication, comprising:

  • at a first satellite, providing a feeder beam using a first combination of frequency band and antenna polarization, the feeder beam is associated with a feeder beam coverage area;

    transmitting from the first satellite to a second satellite a first set of inter-satellite communication signals based on first data received from the feeder beam;

    at the second satellite, providing a service beam using the first combination of frequency band and antenna polarization, the service beam is associated with a service beam coverage area that is at least partially overlapping with the feeder beam coverage area; and

    transmitting from the second satellite to the first satellite a second set of inter-satellite communication signals based on second data received from the service beam,wherein providing the service beam comprises;

    receiving a first set of uplink signals using the first combination of frequency band and antenna polarization;

    transmitting a first set of downlink signals using a second combination of frequency band and antenna polarization;

    receiving a second set of uplink signals using the first combination of frequency band and antenna polarization; and

    transmitting a second set of downlink signals using the second combination of frequency band and antenna polarization.

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