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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2000
Gerhard Bethscheider, Ayl, DE;
Societe Europeenne des Satellites S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A satellite cluster and method for operating the same. A first module satellite has as a pay load component a receiver unit and/or a transmitter unit for communication with subscriber stations and/or base stations. A second module satellite has as a pay load component a signal processing unit for communication with subscriber and/or base stations. The signal processing unit is integrated in the second module satellite separately from the receiver and transmitter units of the first module satellite. Communication devices for the interaction of the pay load components are included in the module satellites. Each module satellite is controllable separately as an aerospace vehicle such that each respective module satellite is maneuverable out of the cluster and is replaceable by a new module satellite. In one module satellite, the signal processing unit may be integrated as a pay load component separately from the receiver and transmitter units.