High capacity satellite communications system
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1. A high capacity satellite communications system comprising:
- at least one satellite with at least one beam for a forward downlink focused on a first geographic coverage area;
at least one hub located in a second geographic coverage area which is different from the first geographic coverage area, the first geographic coverage area and the second geographic coverage area configured with disproportionate amounts of bandwidth capacity such that the first geographic coverage area provides more bandwidth capacity and the second geographic coverage area provides less bandwidth capacity; and
at least one VSAT located in the first geographic coverage area where a first beam for the forward downlink received by the VSAT from a satellite does not overlap with a second beam for a return downlink Received by a hub from the satellite, wherein the at least one hub is configured to use a return bandwidth that is at most half of a forward bandwidth.
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Abstract
A high capacity satellite communications system including a satellite with a beam for a forward downlink focused on a geographic area for which disproportionately higher capacity is desired, a hub located in a geographic area for which disproportionately lower capacity is desired, compared to the location of a VSAT, and the VSAT located in area where a beam for a forward downlink received by the VSAT from the satellite does not overlap with a beam for a return downlink received by the hub from a satellite.
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1. A high capacity satellite communications system comprising:
- at least one satellite with at least one beam for a forward downlink focused on a first geographic coverage area;
at least one hub located in a second geographic coverage area which is different from the first geographic coverage area, the first geographic coverage area and the second geographic coverage area configured with disproportionate amounts of bandwidth capacity such that the first geographic coverage area provides more bandwidth capacity and the second geographic coverage area provides less bandwidth capacity; and
at least one VSAT located in the first geographic coverage area where a first beam for the forward downlink received by the VSAT from a satellite does not overlap with a second beam for a return downlink Received by a hub from the satellite, wherein the at least one hub is configured to use a return bandwidth that is at most half of a forward bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- at least one satellite with at least one beam for a forward downlink focused on a first geographic coverage area;
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