Satellite communication system, infrastructure and method of providing same
First Claim
1. A communication satellite assembly, comprising:
- at least one communication satellite payload module being selected according to pre-defined communication satellite parameters from an inventory of communication satellite payload modules consisting at least in part of three different types of communication satellite payload modules for three different communication satellite frequency band types, each of said inventoried communication satellite payload modules being provided with a pre-configured standard interface coupling;
one of a first and second size communication satellite bus module configured to accommodate said selected at least one inventoried communication satellite payload module and being selected according to said pre-defined communication satellite parameters from an inventory of communication satellite bus modules consisting at least in part of a plurality of a first size communication satellite bus modules configured to accommodate at least a first of said three different types of communication satellite payload modules and a plurality of a second size communication satellite bus modules configured to accommodate at least a second of said three different types of communication satellite payload modules, each of said inventoried communication satellite bus modules being provided with said pre-configured standard interface coupling;
said at least one selected communication satellite payload module being coupled to said selected communication satellite bus module via said pre-configured standard interface coupling; and
said selected communication satellite bus module being coupled to a communication satellite launch vehicle.
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Abstract
A satellite communication system, infrastructure, and method of providing same, involves inventorying certain types of pre-selected communication satellite payload modules and communication satellite bus modules based on analysis of anticipated communication satellite needs and providing each payload and bus module with a pre-configured standard interface coupling. When communication satellite parameters for a customer are received, a selection is made of one or more of the inventoried payload modules and also of the inventoried communication satellite bus module that is sized and configured to accommodate the selected payload module or modules. The selected payload module or modules are coupled to the selected bus module via the standard interface coupling, and the selected bus module is, in turn, coupled to a launch vehicle.
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12 Claims
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1. A communication satellite assembly, comprising:
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at least one communication satellite payload module being selected according to pre-defined communication satellite parameters from an inventory of communication satellite payload modules consisting at least in part of three different types of communication satellite payload modules for three different communication satellite frequency band types, each of said inventoried communication satellite payload modules being provided with a pre-configured standard interface coupling; one of a first and second size communication satellite bus module configured to accommodate said selected at least one inventoried communication satellite payload module and being selected according to said pre-defined communication satellite parameters from an inventory of communication satellite bus modules consisting at least in part of a plurality of a first size communication satellite bus modules configured to accommodate at least a first of said three different types of communication satellite payload modules and a plurality of a second size communication satellite bus modules configured to accommodate at least a second of said three different types of communication satellite payload modules, each of said inventoried communication satellite bus modules being provided with said pre-configured standard interface coupling; said at least one selected communication satellite payload module being coupled to said selected communication satellite bus module via said pre-configured standard interface coupling; and said selected communication satellite bus module being coupled to a communication satellite launch vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of making a communication satellite assembly, comprising:
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analyzing, using a computer, data consisting at least in part of historical data regarding usage of communication satellite payload types to identify anticipated deployment needs for at least three different communication satellite frequency band types; inventorying a plurality of communication satellite payload modules consisting at least in part of three different types of communication satellite payload modules for said at least three different communication satellite frequency band types; inventorying a plurality of communication satellite bus modules consisting at least in part of a plurality of a first size communication satellite bus module configured to accommodate at least a first of said three different types of communication satellite payload module and a plurality of a second size communication satellite bus module configured to accommodate at least a second of said three different types of communication satellite payload modules; providing each of said inventoried communication satellite payload modules and each of said inventoried communication satellite bus modules with a pre-configured standard interface coupling; selecting according to pre-defined communication satellite parameters at least one of said inventoried communication satellite payload modules; selecting according to said pre-defined communication satellite parameters one of said first and second size communication satellite bus modules configured to accommodate said selected at least one inventoried communication satellite payload module; coupling said selected communication satellite payload modules to said selected communication satellite bus module via said pre-configured standard interface coupling; and coupling said selected communication satellite bus module to a communication satellite launch vehicle.
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