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Objectives

To examine the performance of a certain proposed class of satellite constellation, where intersatellite links are used to connect the satellites directly, without the use of space-groundspace hops as intermediate steps. These satellites form a self-contained network in space.

Non-geostationary-orbit satellite constellation networks have been proposed as a means of providing high-quality, low-delay communications to handheld portable devices, usually in remote areas with no ground communications infrastructure, anywhere in the world. Iridium, originally proposed by Motorola, and Teledesic, originally proposed by the Calling Corporation, are two planned satellite constellations that are also self-contained networks.