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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Elvis Silva, Chicago, IL (US);
Manuel Martinez-Lavin, Chicago, IL (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Example methods and systems of deploying a constellation of spacecraft are described. An example method includes releasing a cluster of spacecraft from a launch vehicle at a first orbit, separating spacecraft in the cluster of spacecraft from each other to minimize overlap of visibility periods from a ground station, and raising each of the spacecraft as separated simultaneously in a synchronized ascent to a respective final orbit. An example system includes a cluster of spacecraft in orbit at a first orbit, and a ground station in communication with spacecraft of the cluster of spacecraft when the spacecraft of the cluster are visible to the ground station. The ground station commands each spacecraft to separate from each other and to raise in altitude as separated simultaneously in a synchronized ascent to a respective final orbit.