SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING RADIO ROUTES AND TRANSMITTING DATA VIA ORBITING AND NON-ORBITING NODES

    公开(公告)号:US20220173796A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17539240

    申请日:2021-12-01

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W40/02

    摘要: Space-based systems, methods, and apparatus transmit data between terrestrial nodes using route creation and data transmission protocols that establish radio routes that transmit data over long distances between large numbers of terrestrial nodes via one or more satellites and/or other types of non-terrestrial aerial nodes. One approach uses satellites in stochastic orbits, in which some of the satellites receive and transmit signals simultaneously in different frequency bands to more readily create optimum radio routes for data transmissions between terrestrial nodes. Other approaches use route creation and data transmission protocols that increase the number of terrestrial nodes supported by the system. Still another approach uses a multi-level system in which drones and/or balloons service local areas while longer distance data transmissions are supported by one or more layers of satellites in cohorts in uncontrolled orbits at different altitudes.

    COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH STOCHASTICALLY DISTRIBUTED ORBITING SATELLITES

    公开(公告)号:US20210344409A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17203789

    申请日:2021-03-17

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W40/12

    摘要: A radio communication system for transmitting data to a ground station includes plural stochastically distributed orbiting satellites with plural antennas traversing a portion of the earth's surface divided into zones. The ground station has a unique address identifying itself and the zone where it is located. A local area network associated with the ground node includes at least one satellite that stores the identity of a satellite antenna paired with a ground station antenna to form a radio link for transmitting data onboard the satellite to the ground station. Other satellites in the local area network store the ground node address and the identity of an antenna paired with an antenna in another satellite that also has stored the ground node address. A wide area network includes at least one satellite, each of which stores the identity of an antenna paired with an antenna of another satellite that has stored the ground node zone to form at least one inter-satellite radio link. If a satellite with data onboard is not in a local area network associated with the destination ground node or a wide area network, the satellite transmits the data toward the ground node zone.

    Radio system using nodes
    13.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11038586B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16574109

    申请日:2019-09-18

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W40/12 H04W40/24

    摘要: A radio communication route enables communication from an originating ground station to a destination ground station via one of multiple randomly orbiting, rotating satellites with no active attitude control. The ground stations and satellites include directional antennas for receiving radio signals from and transmitting radio signals in multiple directions. The satellites store an address of a destination ground station from which an initial information signal is transmitted and antenna information identifying the satellite antenna on which the initial information signal was received. Plural satellite antennas transmit linking information identifying the satellite to the originating ground station. Data transmissions received at the originating ground station that designate a particular destination are transmitted by the originating ground station using the antenna on which the linking information was received and the satellite retransmits the data transmission using the satellite antenna identified by the stored antenna information.

    DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SATELLITE-TO-SATELLITE RADIO LINKS

    公开(公告)号:US20210067242A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16997973

    申请日:2020-08-20

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 G01S19/06 G01S19/14

    摘要: Radio communications systems use 100 to 200 satellites in random low-earth orbits distributed over a predetermined range of north and south latitudes. The satellites themselves create a radio route between ground stations via radio links between multiple satellites by virtue of onboard global navigation satellite system circuitry for determining the location of the satellite and route creation circuitry for calculating in real time the direction from the satellite's location at a particular instant to a destination ground station. Directional antennas in the satellites transmit routing radio signals to enhance the probability of reception by other satellites. One embodiment facilitates the creation of satellite-to-satellite links by assigning each satellite a unique identifier, storing orbital information defining the locations of all of the orbiting satellites in the system at any particular time, and including in the radio signal the unique identifier associated with the transmitting satellite.

    Data transmission systems and methods using satellite-to-satellite radio links

    公开(公告)号:US10784953B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US16252877

    申请日:2019-01-21

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 G01S19/06 G01S19/14

    摘要: Radio communications systems use 100 to 200 satellites in random low-earth orbits distributed over a predetermined range of north and south latitudes. The satellites themselves create a radio route between ground stations via radio links between multiple satellites by virtue of onboard global navigation satellite system circuitry for determining the location of the satellite and route creation circuitry for calculating in real time the direction from the satellite's location at a particular instant to a destination ground station. Directional antennas in the satellites transmit routing radio signals to enhance the probability of reception by other satellites. One embodiment facilitates the creation of satellite-to-satellite links by assigning each satellite a unique identifier, storing orbital information defining the locations of all of the orbiting satellites in the system at any particular time, and including in the radio signal the unique identifier associated with the transmitting satellite.

    RADIO SYSTEM USING NODES WITH HIGH GAIN ANTENNAS

    公开(公告)号:US20190104462A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US16110538

    申请日:2018-08-23

    申请人: Star Mesh LLC

    摘要: A radio communication route enables communication from an originating ground station to a destination ground station via one of multiple randomly orbiting satellites with no active attitude control. The ground stations and satellites include multi-feed parabolic antennas for receiving radio signals from and transmitting radio signals in multiple directions. The satellites store an address of a destination ground station from which an initial information signal is transmitted and antenna information identifying the satellite antenna feed on which the initial information signal was received. Plural satellite antennas transmit linking information identifying the satellite to the originating ground station. Data transmissions received at the originating ground station that designate a particular destination are transmitted by the originating ground station using the antenna on which the linking information was received and the satellite retransmits the data transmission using the satellite antenna feed identified by the stored antenna information.

    Radio system using satellites
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10084536B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-25

    申请号:US15656111

    申请日:2017-07-21

    申请人: Star Mesh LLC

    摘要: A radio communication route enables communication from an originating ground station to a destination ground station via one of multiple randomly orbiting satellites with no attitude control. The ground stations and satellites include directional antennas for receiving radio signals from and transmitting radio signals in multiple directions. The satellites store an address of a destination ground station from which an initial information signal is transmitted and antenna information identifying the satellite antenna on which the initial information signal was received. Plural satellite antennas transmit linking information identifying the satellite to the originating ground station. Data transmissions received at the originating ground station that designate a particular destination are transmitted by the originating ground station using the antenna on which the linking information was received and the satellite retransmits the data transmission using the satellite antenna identified by the stored antenna information.

    Systems and methods for creating radio routes and transmitting data via orbiting and non-orbiting nodes

    公开(公告)号:US12119919B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US18373504

    申请日:2023-09-27

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    摘要: Space-based systems, methods, and apparatus transmit data between terrestrial nodes using route creation and data transmission protocols that establish radio routes that transmit data over long distances between large numbers of terrestrial nodes via one or more satellites and/or other types of non-terrestrial aerial nodes. One approach uses satellites in stochastic orbits, in which some of the satellites receive and transmit signals simultaneously in different frequency bands to more readily create optimum radio routes for data transmissions between terrestrial nodes. Other approaches use route creation and data transmission protocols that increase the number of terrestrial nodes supported by the system. Still another approach uses a multi-level system in which drones and/or balloons service local areas while longer distance data transmissions are supported by one or more layers of satellites in cohorts in uncontrolled orbits at different altitudes.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING RADIO ROUTES AND TRANSMITTING DATA VIA ORBITING AND NON-ORBITING NODES

    公开(公告)号:US20240022316A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18373662

    申请日:2023-09-27

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W16/28 H04W40/02

    摘要: Space-based systems, methods, and apparatus transmit data between terrestrial nodes using route creation and data transmission protocols that establish radio routes that transmit data over long distances between large numbers of terrestrial nodes via one or more satellites and/or other types of non-terrestrial aerial nodes. One approach uses satellites in stochastic orbits, in which some of the satellites receive and transmit signals simultaneously in different frequency bands to more readily create optimum radio routes for data transmissions between terrestrial nodes. Other approaches use route creation and data transmission protocols that increase the number of terrestrial nodes supported by the system. Still another approach uses a multi-level system in which drones and/or balloons service local areas while longer distance data transmissions are supported by one or more layers of satellites in cohorts in uncontrolled orbits at different altitudes.

    Data transmission systems and methods for low earth orbit satellite communications

    公开(公告)号:US11870543B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17322950

    申请日:2021-05-18

    申请人: STAR MESH LLC

    摘要: A radio communication system transmits data between terrestrial sites using one or more stochastically distributed orbiting satellites. The satellites and ground stations have the capability of sending and receiving data content in different radio technologies (signal formats) and over different satellite routes. Data content is assembled into packets and divided into segments and transmitted multiple times in different signal formats and/or over different routes, with each segment including error correction coding. A system node (satellite or ground station) that receives the multiple data packets applies error correction to each segment and re-assembles the data content from the separate segments in each transmission deemed to have the fewest errors.