SATELLITE CONTINUOUS COVERAGE CONSTELLATIONS

Patent №

US 4,809,935

Granted

1989-03-07

Filed 1985

Owner

ANALYTIC SERVICES INC., A CORP. OF CA.

Lab

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AI components

hardware

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

06760905

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Satellite hemispheric and global coverage with a minimum number of satellites includes a three-satellite elliptic orbit constellation covering the entire Northern (or Southern) Hemisphere and a four-satellite constellation giving continuous global coverage.

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Ownership

ANALYTIC SERVICES INC., A CORP. OF CA.

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Assignors

DRAIM, JOHN E.

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