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System for transmitting radio signals from mobile terminals to provide space diversity for uplink signals via geostationary communication satellites

  • US 5,839,053 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1996
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for transmission of radio signals comprising;

  • a geostationary communication satellite in a particular geostationary orbit about the Earth, at least one terrestrial station and at least one terrestrial mobile terminal, said system including bidirectional transmission links between said geostationary satellite and each of said terrestrial mobile terminals and bidirectional transmission links between said geostationary satellite and each terrestrial station, at least one auxiliary satellite co-located in said particular orbit and a transmission link between each of said terrestrial mobile terminals and each co-located auxiliary satellite and an intersatellite transmission link between each co-located auxiliary satellites and the geostationary communication satellite to form a spatial diversity communication system.

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