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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Jeremiah O. Salvatore, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A satellite system that is coordinatable with a geostationary belt having a plurality of geostationary positions includes an eccentric satellite orbit having a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the equatorial plane and a non-coincident equatorial crossing node with the geostationary belt. The method of positioning a satellite includes the steps of providing a satellite into a geostationary belt and positioning the satellite in a substantially geosynchronous (24 hr. period) second orbit so that the second orbit is eccentric non-intersecting with the geostationary belt upon the sensing of a predetermined condition indicative of an impending failure on-board the satellite.