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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Space Systems/loral, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Andrew E. Turner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Space Systems/Loral, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/007 (2013.01); B64G 1/1007 (2013.01); B64G 1/1085 (2013.01); B64G 1/40 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01);
Abstract
A constellation of Earth-orbiting spacecraft includes a first spacecraft disposed in a first orbit and a second spacecraft disposed in a second orbit. Each of the first orbit and the second orbit is substantially circular with a radius of approximately 42,164 km. The first orbit and the second orbit have a respective inclination with respect to the equator within a range of 5° to 20°. The first orbit has a first right ascension of ascending node (RAAN1) and the second orbit has a second RAAN (RAAN2) of approximately RAAN1+90°.