Matthew Paul Richards

US Patent:

20200162151, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/195715

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Matthew G. Richards - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/185
H04B 7/19
H04B 7/195

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and apparatus for a constellation design for a Martian synchronous orbit are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a system for communications comprises at least one antenna on Mars in communication with at least one Martian satellite. In one or more embodiments, at least one Martian satellite is located in an areosynchronous orbit (AEO) around Mars. The system further comprises at least one Martian satellite in communication with at least one antenna on Earth. In at least one embodiment, at least one Martian satellite is part of a Martian areosynchronous satellite constellation, which comprises a total of at least four Martian satellites. In some embodiments, the areosynchronous orbit (AEO) is an areostationary orbit.