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Multiple altitude satellite relay system and method

  • US 5,906,337 A
  • Filed: 10/03/1995
  • Issued: 05/25/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multiple altitude satellite system which is capable of maintaining continuous, unbroken links between satellites disposed at different altitudes, comprising:

  • a first satellite orbiting at a medium-earth-orbit altitude; and

    at least one second satellite orbiting at a geosynchronous orbit altitude, said geosynchronous orbit being synchronized with the orbit of said first satellite to maintain a continuous line-of-sight between said first and second satellites.

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