A non-geostationary satellite system and method for weather and climate monitoring, communications applications, scientific research, and similar tasks. The satellite system provides global coverage using a constellation of six satellites in two orthogonal, 24 sidereal hour orbits (geosynchronous) with inclinations of 70° to 90°, and eccentricities of 0.275-0.45. By placing three of the satellites in a first orbit with an apogee over the north pole, and three of the satellites in a second, orthogonal orbit with an apogee over the south pole, global coverage may be obtained. As well, the satellites in these orbits avoid most of the Van Allen Belts.
SATELLITE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUMPOLAR LATITUDES
SATELLITENSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN FÜR ZIRKUMPOLARE BREITENGRADE
SYSTÈME SATELLITE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LATITUDES CIRCUMPOLAIRES
2018-07-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
SATELLITE SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION AND OBSERVATION IN NEAR-EQUATORIAL LATITUDES
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