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Satellite operating system, architecture, testing and radio communication system

  • US 9,673,889 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2014
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A launch capable cubesat for placement in low earth orbit, comprising:

  • a computer processor programmed to establish communications with (i) orbiting satellites that comprise a satellite network, and (ii) ground stations configured to receive transmissions from said cubesats, wherein the processor is configured to;

    divide information for transmission into first data and second data,determine a first destination address representative of a first receive-only ground station for receiving the first data, wherein the first ground station includes a first clock and a first program schedule for receiving incoming transmission, anddetermine a second destination address representative of a second receive-only ground station for receiving the second data, wherein the second ground station includes a second clock and a second program schedule for receiving incoming transmission,wherein the first clock and the second clock are synchronized with a clock of the cubesat;

    a sensor for obtaining the information to be transmitted;

    a memory for local storage of the first program schedule of the first ground station, the second program schedule of the second ground station, said information to be transmitted and software instructions for controlling said processor; and

    a wireless transmitter, responsive to said processor to transmit the first data to the first destination address according to the first program schedule for further transmission to a central command center and transmit the second data to the second destination address according to the second program schedule for further transmission to the central command center.

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