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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Yi-Feng J. Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert J. Winig, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for secured independent hosted payload operations are disclosed. A system may include a hosted payload operations center (HOC) controlling operations of a hosted payload on a vehicle. The HOC transmits encrypted hosted commands to the vehicle via a hosted command (CMD) path. The vehicle further carries a host payload whose operations are controlled by a host payload operations center (HPC). The HPC transmits encrypted host commands to the vehicle via a host CMD path. The host payload generates encrypted host telemetry (TLM), and the hosted payload generates encrypted hosted TLM. The vehicle transmits the host TLM to the HPC via a host TLM path and transmits the hosted TLM to the HOC via a hosted TLM path. Some embodiments use a multi-frequency antenna for host and/or hosted CMD and/or TLM transmissions and/or receptions. Other features are also provided.