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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Vector Launch Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Shaun Coleman, San Jose, CA (US);
John Metzger, Campbell, CA (US);
Darren D. Garber, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/18521 (2013.01); H04B 7/18597 (2013.01); H04W 72/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various enhanced operations and orbital techniques for satellite devices are discussed herein. In one example, a method of operating an orbital satellite platform is provided. The method includes establishing relative distances between a plurality of satellite devices, and performing temporary adjustments to the relative distances between the satellite devices. The method also includes directing at least communication processes among the satellite devices based at least in part on the temporary adjustments to the relative distances.