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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Space Systems/loral, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William Hreha, San Jose, CA (US);
Anne Elizabeth Wharton, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
David Linford Foulke, Mountain View, CA (US);
Richard Wallace Voreck, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Shervin Shambayati, San Carlos, CA (US);
Space Systems/Loral, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Synchronization technology is implemented for a satellite communication system. Master clock information is accessed at a terrestrial location. A timing message based on the master clock information is transmitted from the terrestrial location to a satellite as the satellite is in orbit. The satellite is synchronized to the master clock based on the timing message. A beacon signal is transmitted from the satellite toward Earth. The beacon signal includes timing information. The beacon signal is received at a ground based gateway. The gateway is synchronized to the satellite based on the beacon signal. Communication is sent from the gateway to a terminal via the satellite. The communication includes timing data. The terminal is synchronized to the gateway based on the timing data.