Inventors:
Walter Gelon - Redwood City CA, US
William Nations - Placerville CA, US
Douglas Burr - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
Space Systems/Loral, Inc. - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
H04B 7/185
Abstract:
High data rata communications services are provided via a satellite system. Data is received from a user at a data rate greater than 30 Mbps over a communications link between the user and a first satellite, where the first satellite is one of a number of satellites within the satellite system; the data is forwarded over a crosslink from the first satellite to at least a second satellite within the satellite system; and the data is forwarded from the second satellite by a feeder link to a gateway located on the earth, said gateway being communicatively coupled to a terrestrial data network. The data is received from the user terminal by an antenna on the first satellite adapted for operation at a frequency associated with the feeder link.
