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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Freddy Maquet, Goyrans, FR;
Olivier Maillet, Gugnaux, FR;
Inventors:
Freddy Maquet, Goyrans, FR;
Olivier Maillet, Gugnaux, FR;
Assignee:
Thales, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A telecommunication satellite with multi-zone coverage, including at least one transmission and/or reception antenna with at least one transmission and/or reception source (C, R), for the provision or reception of a beam in a selected direction, defined by a selected phase value and a selected amplitude value. At least one of the sources for transmission and/or reception (C, R) is coupled to a processor (MT) for deviation of the beam thereof and the direction of reception in at least one other direction, selected by variation of at least the amplitude value.