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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Anthony W. Jacomb-hood, Yardley, PA (US);
David M. Brown, Upper Makefield, PA (US);
Anthony W. Jacomb-Hood, Yardley, PA (US);
David M. Brown, Upper Makefield, PA (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A satellite communications system is described for increasing capacity through spectrum reuse by multiple satellites. The system includes a constellation of satellites traveling in a geosynchronous orbit, where the geosynchronous orbit defines a satellite track. The satellite track of the constellation overlaps a geostationary orbital location occupied by a legacy satellite traveling in a geostationary orbit. To prevent interference between the co-located constellation and legacy satellite, each of the constellation satellites operates in a silent mode when traveling within an interference beam width of a ground terminal in communication with the legacy satellite. Once outside of the interference beam width, the constellation satellites return to an active mode of operation.
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