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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Bruce Friend, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Kurt William Loheit, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04B 7/19 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01); H04B 7/195 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/18517 (2013.01); H01Q 21/24 (2013.01); H04B 7/19 (2013.01); H04B 7/195 (2013.01); H01Q 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes an antenna of a ground station. The antenna is configured to generate a plurality of signal beams. The plurality of signal beams defines a plurality of cells in the sky. The antenna is mechanically fixed to a particular orientation. The antenna includes a phased array antenna. The system also includes a processor coupled to the antenna. The processor is configured to initiate concurrent communications with a plurality of spacecraft via the plurality of signal beams. The plurality of spacecraft is located within the plurality of cells.