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Granted Patent B2
US 11,968,036 · App. 17/795,228 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Jamming satellite avoidance method and mega-constellation business device

Inventor: Hisayuki Mukae (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
H04K3/22B64G1/10H04B7/155
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Patent No.
US 11,968,036
App. No.
17/795,228
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A jamming satellite avoidance method changes an orbital altitude for each of orbital planes with different normal vectors in a mega-constellation satellite group composed of 100 or more satellites, so as to avoid a jamming satellite controlled by a ground device that is different from a device that controls the mega-constellation satellite group. The jamming satellite is an artificial satellite that includes a propulsion device and adopts a nominal orbital altitude and a nominal orbital inclination at which the mega-constellation satellite group flies, and maintains an average orbital altitude and an average orbital inclination while operating the propulsion device irregularly, and is controlled by the ground device that is different from the device that controls the mega-constellation satellite group.

Claims (14)

1. A jamming satellite avoidance method, comprising:

changing an orbital altitude for each of orbital planes, each of the orbital planes existing on mutually different planes, in a mega-constellation satellite group composed of 100 or more satellites, so as to avoid a jamming satellite controlled by a ground device that is different from a device that controls the mega-constellation satellite group; and

synchronously controlling the 100 or more satellites to maintain an average orbital altitude and an average orbital inclination for the mega-constellation satellite group relative to a nominal orbital altitude and a nominal orbital inclination at which the mega-constellation satellite group flies while changing the orbital altitude and the orbital inclination for each of the orbital planes over time.

2. A jamming satellite avoidance method, comprising:

changing a frequency of a radio wave to be transmitted or received or performing spread spectrum in a mega-constellation satellite group composed of 100 or more satellites, so as to avoid radio jamming by a jamming satellite controlled by a ground device that is different from a device that controls the mega-constellation satellite group; and

synchronously controlling the 100 or more satellites to maintain an average orbital altitude and an average orbital inclination for the mega-constellation satellite group relative to a nominal orbital altitude and a nominal orbital inclination at which the mega-constellation satellite group flies while changing the orbital altitude and the orbital inclination for each of the orbital planes over time.

3. A mega-constellation business device to control a mega-constellation satellite group composed of 100 or more satellites, the mega-constellation business device, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

change an orbital altitude for each of orbital planes, each of the orbital planes existing on mutually different planes, so as to avoid a jamming satellite controlled by a ground device that is different from a device that controls the mega-constellation satellite group, and

synchronously control the 100 or more satellites to maintain an average orbital altitude and an average orbital inclination for the mega-constellation satellite group relative to a nominal orbital altitude and a nominal orbital inclination at which the mega-constellation satellite group flies while changing the orbital altitude and the orbital inclination for each of the orbital planes over time.

4. A mega-constellation business device to control a mega-constellation satellite group composed of 100 or more satellites, the mega-constellation business device, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

change a frequency of a radio wave to be transmitted or received or performing spread spectrum, so as to avoid radio jamming by a jamming satellite controlled by a ground device that is different from a device that controls the mega-constellation satellite group, and

synchronously control the 100 or more satellites to maintain an average orbital altitude and an average orbital inclination for the mega-constellation satellite group relative to a nominal orbital altitude and a nominal orbital inclination at which the mega-constellation satellite group flies while changing the orbital altitude and the orbital inclination for each of the orbital planes over time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2022
From: MUKAE, HISAYUKI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060626/0736 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-048298 · Mar 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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