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公开(公告)号:US20240150046A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US18449514
申请日:2023-08-14
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
发明人: Darko Filipi , Abel Avellan , William E. Bialke , Daniele Addari , Darren J. Zanon , Adam H. Halperin , Huiwen Yao
摘要: A spacecraft has a flat antenna array having an edge and a middle portion. A reconfigurable reaction-momentum wheel is coupled to the antenna array to roll and/or pitch the antenna array in small magnitudes. The reconfigurable reaction-momentum has a reaction operating state or mode (high-torque, low momentum) and a momentum operating state or mode (low-torque, high momentum). A thruster is coupled to the antenna array to move the antenna array.
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公开(公告)号:US11671850B1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-06
申请号:US17696578
申请日:2022-03-16
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
发明人: Sriram Jayasimha , Abel Avellan , Huiwen Yao
CPC分类号: H04W16/28 , H01Q1/288 , H01Q3/30 , H04B7/1851 , H04B17/345 , H04B7/195
摘要: A satellite communication system includes a phased antenna array having a field of view (FoV) and configured to communicate with a plurality of cells in the FoV via a plurality of beams. Each of the plurality of beams is associated with one of the plurality of cells. A phased antenna array is configured to apply adaptive taper selection, based on both the satellite position (in relation to a satellite service beam) and its surrounding interference scenario.
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公开(公告)号:US11021270B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US16875738
申请日:2020-05-15
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
摘要: An antenna assembly has a solar layer having one or more solar cells generating solar power, an antenna layer connected to the solar layer and having electronic components utilizing the solar power generated by the solar layer, and a thermal dissipation device dissipating heat locally at the antenna assembly. A large number of antenna assemblies are connected to form an antenna array in which heat is generated locally at each antenna assembly and dissipated locally at each antenna assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US12063098B1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US18517363
申请日:2023-11-22
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
发明人: Abel Avellan , Sriram Jayasimha
CPC分类号: H04B7/18513 , H04B7/024 , H04B7/18519 , H04B7/18534 , H04B7/195 , H04W84/06
摘要: A high throughput fractionated satellite (HTFS) system and method where the functional capabilities of a conventional monolithic spacecraft are distributed across many small or very small satellites and a central command and relay satellite, the satellites are separated and flight in carefully design formations that allows the creation of very large aperture or apertures in space drastically reducing cost and weight and enabling high throughput capabilities by spatially reuse spectrum.
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公开(公告)号:US11750275B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-05
申请号:US17575087
申请日:2022-01-13
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
发明人: Raymond J. Sedwick , Abel Avellan
CPC分类号: H04B7/18513 , H04B7/024 , H04B7/1855 , H04W84/06
摘要: A communication system has a phased antenna array configured to communicate via a plurality of beams with a wireless device, such as user equipment (e.g., a smart phone). The plurality of beams define a field of view of the phased antenna array, the field of view having a plurality of cells and each of the plurality of beams is associated with one of the plurality of cells within the field of view. A processing device detects the wireless device within the field of view and determines a coarse geographic location of the wireless device within the field of view of the wireless device when the wireless device is within the field of view, or within a cell. The system further determines a fine geographic location for the wireless device based on frequency offset (due to Doppler) and signal flight time.
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公开(公告)号:US11463159B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-04
申请号:US17666234
申请日:2022-02-07
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
发明人: Zhi Zhong Yu , Federico Pedro Fawzi , Abel Avellan
摘要: A GSM satellite communication system is in communication with a first satellite having a first field of view including a first plurality of cells in which a plurality of active User Equipment (UEs) are located. The plurality of active UEs are in direct communication with the first satellite. The satellite communication system includes a first feeder link and a first tracking antenna configured to communicate with the plurality of active UEs via the first satellite directly serving the first plurality of cells; a first processing device configured to communicate with the plurality of active UEs; and a second processing device configured to normalize delay for a plurality of beam centers of the first plurality of cells, and provide the normalized delay to the first processing device.
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公开(公告)号:US09973266B1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-15
申请号:US15675155
申请日:2017-08-11
申请人: AST & SCIENCE, LLC
发明人: Abel Avellan , Sriram Jayasimha
CPC分类号: H04B7/18513 , H04B7/18519 , H04W84/06
摘要: A high throughput fractionated satellite (HTFS) system and method where the functional capabilities of a conventional monolithic spacecraft are distributed across many small or very small satellites and a central command and relay satellite, the satellites are separated and flight in carefully design formations that allows the creation of very large aperture or apertures in space drastically reducing cost and weight and enabling high throughput capabilities by spatially reuse spectrum.
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公开(公告)号:US12065268B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US18317673
申请日:2023-05-15
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
IPC分类号: H01Q1/22 , B64G1/10 , B64G1/22 , B64G1/44 , H01Q1/02 , H01Q1/28 , H01Q21/00 , H02S10/40 , H02S40/30 , H02S40/36 , H02S40/42
CPC分类号: B64G1/222 , B64G1/1007 , B64G1/443 , H01Q1/02 , H01Q1/286 , H01Q1/288 , H01Q21/0025 , H02S10/40 , H02S40/30 , H02S40/36 , H02S40/425
摘要: An antenna assembly has a solar layer having one or more solar cells generating solar power, an antenna layer connected to the solar layer and having electronic components utilizing the solar power generated by the solar layer, and a thermal dissipation device dissipating heat locally at the antenna assembly. A large number of antenna assemblies are connected to form an antenna array in which heat is generated locally at each antenna assembly and dissipated locally at each antenna assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20240275470A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-15
申请号:US18517363
申请日:2023-11-22
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
发明人: Abel Avellan , Sriram Jayasimha
CPC分类号: H04B7/18513 , H04B7/024 , H04B7/18519 , H04B7/18534 , H04B7/195 , H04W84/06
摘要: A high throughput fractionated satellite (HTFS) system and method where the functional capabilities of a conventional monolithic spacecraft are distributed across many small or very small satellites and a central command and relay satellite, the satellites are separated and flight in carefully design formations that allows the creation of very large aperture or apertures in space drastically reducing cost and weight and enabling high throughput capabilities by spatially reuse spectrum.
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公开(公告)号:US11950109B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-02
申请号:US18128309
申请日:2023-03-30
申请人: AST & Science, LLC
发明人: Sriram Jayasimha , Abel Avellan , Huiwen Yao
CPC分类号: H04W16/28 , H01Q1/288 , H01Q3/30 , H04B7/1851 , H04B17/345 , H04B7/195
摘要: A satellite communication system includes a phased antenna array having a field of view (FoV) and configured to communicate with a plurality of cells in the FoV via a plurality of beams. Each of the plurality of beams is associated with one of the plurality of cells. A phased antenna array is configured to apply adaptive taper selection, based on both the satellite position (in relation to a satellite service beam) and its surrounding interference scenario.
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