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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Greg Busche, Rollings Hills, CA (US);
John M. Sullivan, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Lindsay E. Krejcarek, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Jeffrey M. Jesiolowski, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Ying J. Feria, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
David A. Whelan, Newport Coast, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A satellite communication system may include a communication satellite orbiting Earth, a user terminal in radio communication with the communication satellite through a user link, a communication relay apparatus operating at an altitude of approximately 65,000 feet and in optical communication with the communication satellite through a feeder link, and a gateway station in radio communication with the communication relay apparatus through a gateway link.