The SkyBridge constellation design

17th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Lansard, E ^a   Palmade, J L ^a   Martinet, V ^a  

^a THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; EARTH (PLANET); FREQUENCY BANDS; ORBITS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES;

CONSTELLATION DESIGN; COST-EFFICIENT; FREQUENCY SHARING; GEO-STATIONARY ORBITS; LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES; ORBITAL PLANES; SATELLITE CONSTELLATION DESIGNS; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

EID: 84977123170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-1292     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Continuous whole-Earth coverage by circular-orbit satellites pattern, J. G. Walker, Royal Aircraft Establishment Technical Report 77044, March 1977.
2. Optimized polar orbit constellations for redundant coverage, L. Rider, Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 33, April-June 1985, pp; 145-161.
3. Operational availability of Satellite Constellations, E. Lansard, JL. Palmade and V. Martinot, IAF-97-A. 4. 03 paper, Turin, October 97.
4. Global design of satellite constellations: a multi-criteria performance comparison of classical Walker patterns and new design patterns, E. Lansard, E. Frayssinhes and JL. Palmade, IAF-96-A. 1. 02 paper, Beijing, October 96.