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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited, Wanchai, HK;
Roger Shun Hong Tong, New Territories, HK;
Fred Chun Yin Vong, New Territories, HK;
Harry Yin Chung Leung, New Territories, HK;
Hai Hu, New Territories, HK;
Man Hei Chan, New Territories, HK;
Kat Fan Yip, New Territories, HK;
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited, Wanchai, HK;
Abstract
A high throughput satellite (HTS) and a method of operating the HTS for relaying data between a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite and a target ground station, where the HTS provides spot beams for a spot beam coverage area. The method of operating the HTS includes: determining an estimated trajectory of an orbiting LEO satellite; assigning a plurality of assigned spot beams having a matching color re-use polarization; and transmitting assignments of the plurality of assigned spot beams to the high throughput satellite to cause the high throughput satellite to maintain the inter-satellite link via a first spot beam and one or more assigned subsequent spot beams having the matching color re-use polarization.