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Communications in layered orbital networks

  • US 10,608,732 B2
  • Filed: 03/04/2019
  • Issued: 03/31/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A satellite system, comprising:

  • first set of satellite devices orbiting in a first orbital configuration;

    second set of satellite devices orbiting in a second orbital configuration;

    a communication network formed among the satellite devices and configured to selectively exchange communications among satellite devices in the first orbital configuration and satellite devices in the second orbital configuration based at least in part on an operational status of the communication network;

    a source satellite device configured to identify network traffic for delivery to a ground system, and transfer the network traffic for delivery to the ground system over the communication network; and

    based at least on the operational status of the communication network indicating a target satellite device that can presently communicate with the ground system, one or more of the satellite devices configured to route the network traffic for delivery to the ground system by at least transferring the network traffic from the source satellite device over the one or more satellite devices to the target satellite for delivery of the network traffic to the ground system via the target satellite.

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