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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2011
Applicant:
Peter J. Hadinger, Oakton, VA (US);
Inventor:
Peter J. Hadinger, Oakton, VA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for protecting communications between an aircraft and a spacecraft in outer space including flying the aircraft in the earth's atmosphere at an altitude above 40,000 feet from the earth, and preferably above 50,000 feet, and transmitting a signal from the aircraft to the spacecraft having a frequency within a range of 50-70 GHz. The method includes selecting the frequency of the signal based on the altitude of the aircraft and the elevation angle between the spacecraft the aircraft.