Constellation configuration for constellations having a large number of LEO satellites

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10954003
APP PUB NO 20180022474A1
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15653913

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A configuration for a satellite constellation has a plurality of planes, each plane including a plurality of satellites therein, at least some of the planes situated at a different altitude than other of the planes. In some embodiments, all planes contain the same number of satellites; in some other embodiments, at least one plane includes a different number of satellites than the other planes in the constellation. In some embodiments, the satellites in each plane are evenly spaced.

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  • WORLDVU SATELLITES LIMITED

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Meek, Matthew Cameron Haymarket, US 1 23

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