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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2000
Keith R. Jenkin, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Roy K. Tsugawa, Lomita, CA (US);
Keith R. Jenkin, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Roy K. Tsugawa, Lomita, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A satellite communication system () includes a satellite () which receives first and second data from sources. Each satellite receives control data from a satellite control center (). An earth processing center (PC) is arranged to process the data received from the satellites, and a wide band network () is arranged to transmit the data to the processing center. A receptor terminal (A) is arranged to receive the first data and to place the first data on the network () for transmission to the processing center (PC). A second receptor terminal (B) is arranged to receive the second data and to place the second data on the network () for transmission to the processing center (PC).