Link architecture and spacecraft terminal for high rate direct to earth optical communications

DM Boroson, BS Robinson, BM Reid… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A satellite in low-Earth orbit (LEO) or medium-Earth orbit (MEO) with a modern image sensor
and/or other remote sensing device can collect data at rates of 10 Mbps or higher. At these …

Determining emitter locations

TJ O'shea, RW McGwier, NA McCarthy - US Patent 9,661,604, 2017 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Various electrical devices emit radio signals. For example, communications
radios, emergency safety beacons, radars, television broadcast towers, wireless access …

Network of extremely high burst rate optical downlinks

DM Boroson, BS Robinson, BM Reid - US Patent 10,205,521, 2019 - Google Patents
Traditional satellite-to-earth data transmission systems are constrained by inefficient relay
schemes and/or short-dura tion data transfers at low data rates. Communication systems …

Detecting radio signal emitter locations

TJ O'shea, RW McGwier, NA McCarthy - US Patent 10,466,336, 2019 - Google Patents
First information is obtained from a sensing device at a first time. The first information
corresponds to a radio signal received at the device from a candidate location. The device is …

High throughput satellite system with optical feeder uplink beams and RF service downlink beams

G Turgeon, V Gallagher, W Leah - US Patent 10,075,242, 2018 - Google Patents
Described herein are ground based subsystems, and related methods, for use in
transmitting an optical feeder uplink beam to a satellite that is configured to receive the …

Determining emitter locations

TJ O'shea, RW McGwier, NA McCarthy - US Patent 10,440,677, 2019 - Google Patents
First information corresponding to a radio signal received at a first sensing device from a
candidate location is obtained. Second information corresponding to a radio signal received …

Data in motion storage system and method

D Damaghi, O Harlev, A Litvin, A Willner… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A data storage system is disclosed that includes a recirculating loop storing data in motion.
The data may be carried by a signal via the loop including one or more satellites or other …

Determining emitter locations

TJ O'shea, RW McGwier, NA McCarthy - US Patent 10,057,873, 2018 - Google Patents
First information corresponding to a radio signal received at a first sensing device from a
candidate location is obtained. Second information corresponding to a radio signal received …

Cellular Core Network and Radio Access Network Infrastructure and Management in Space

TR Speidel, CE Millier - US Patent App. 17/274,374, 2022 - Google Patents
A cellular network management system manages terrestrial base station communications
and orbital base station com munications with user equipment to provide wireless service …

Satellite system using optical gateways and onboard processing

V Gallagher, G Turgeon - US Patent 10,069,565, 2018 - Google Patents
Described herein are ground based subsystems, and related methods, for use in
transmitting an optical feeder uplink beam to a satellite that is configured to receive the …