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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Steven I. Boileau, Leesburg, VA (US);
Bruce Pressley Voris, Elkridge, MD (US);
Christopher Owen Kearney, Leesburg, VA (US);
Michael Lee Schaeffer, Martinsburg, WV (US);
Steven I. Boileau, Leesburg, VA (US);
Bruce Pressley Voris, Elkridge, MD (US);
Christopher Owen Kearney, Leesburg, VA (US);
Michael Lee Schaeffer, Martinsburg, WV (US);
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for commanding a satellite are provided. A system for commanding a satellite includes a data bus and a payload coupled to the data bus, the payload including a payload receiver. The system further includes a primary receiver coupled to the data bus and a processor coupled to the data bus. The processor configured to receive a first command from the primary receiver via the data bus, and to receive telemetry data from the payload via the data bus. The processor is further configured to detect a second command by processing the telemetry data received from the payload, and to execute the detected second command.