Multi-operator system for accessing satellite resources
First Claim
1. A satellite management system comprising:
- a communications system configured to receive commands from a plurality of operators using a number of communications links and to send the commands to a satellite using a single communications link; and
an information management system configured to avoid conflicts between the commands sent by the communications system to the satellite from different operators in the plurality of operators that cause an undesired operation of the satellite, to manage first information received from the satellite with a first desired level of security, and to manage second information received from the satellite with a second desired level of security, wherein the first desired level of security identifies a first manner in which the first information is to be handled and is a first level selected from a group consisting of unclassified, confidential, secret, and top secret, wherein the second desired level of security identifies a second manner in which the second information is to be handled and is a second level selected from the group consisting of unclassified, confidential, secret, and top secret, wherein the second manner is different from the first manner, wherein the second level is different from the first level, and wherein the information management system comprises a transmission controller configured to control a token, the token providing a holder of the token and only the holder of the token an ability to send commands to the satellite via the single communications link, wherein the holder of the token is selected from a group consisting of an operator in the plurality of operators or an operations center.
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Abstract
A satellite control system comprising a communications system and an information management system. The communications system is configured to receive commands from a plurality of operators. The communications system is further configured to send the commands to a satellite using a number of communications links. The information management system may be configured to avoid conflicts between the commands sent by the communications system to the satellite from different operators in the plurality of operators that cause an undesired operation of the satellite. The information management system may be configured to provide a desired level of security for information sent between the plurality of operators and the satellite.
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38 Claims
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1. A satellite management system comprising:
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a communications system configured to receive commands from a plurality of operators using a number of communications links and to send the commands to a satellite using a single communications link; and an information management system configured to avoid conflicts between the commands sent by the communications system to the satellite from different operators in the plurality of operators that cause an undesired operation of the satellite, to manage first information received from the satellite with a first desired level of security, and to manage second information received from the satellite with a second desired level of security, wherein the first desired level of security identifies a first manner in which the first information is to be handled and is a first level selected from a group consisting of unclassified, confidential, secret, and top secret, wherein the second desired level of security identifies a second manner in which the second information is to be handled and is a second level selected from the group consisting of unclassified, confidential, secret, and top secret, wherein the second manner is different from the first manner, wherein the second level is different from the first level, and wherein the information management system comprises a transmission controller configured to control a token, the token providing a holder of the token and only the holder of the token an ability to send commands to the satellite via the single communications link, wherein the holder of the token is selected from a group consisting of an operator in the plurality of operators or an operations center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A satellite control system comprising:
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a communications system configured to receive commands from a plurality of operators using a number of communications links and to send the commands to a satellite using a single communications link; and an information management system configured to provide a first desired level of security for first information sent between the plurality of operators and the satellite and to provide a second desired level of security for second information sent between the plurality of operators and the satellite, wherein the first desired level of security identifies a first manner in which the first information is to be handled and is a first level selected from a group consisting of unclassified, confidential, secret, and top secret, wherein the second desired level of security identifies a second manner in which the second information is to be handled and is a second level selected from the group consisting of unclassified, confidential, secret, and top secret, wherein the second manner is different from the first manner, and wherein the second level is different from the first level. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A satellite control system comprising:
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a communications system configured to receive commands from a plurality of operators using a number of communications links and to send the commands to a satellite using a single communications link; and an information management system configured to avoid conflicts between the commands sent by the communications system to the satellite from different operators in the plurality of operators, wherein the conflicts cause an undesired operation of the satellite, wherein the information management system comprises a transmission controller configured to control a token, the token providing a holder of the token and only the holder of the token an ability to send commands to the satellite via the single communications link, and wherein the holder of the token is selected from a group consisting of an operator in the plurality of operators or an operations center. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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