Inter-satellite communication device, associated satellite and associated constellation of satellites

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PATENT NO 10003400
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15586862

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An inter-satellite communication device for satellites orbiting within a constellation of satellites comprises at least one optical terminal dedicated to intra-orbital plane communication links and at least one optical terminal dedicated to inter-orbital plane communication links, each optical terminal dedicated to intra-orbital plane communications configured to transmit and receive optical signals with an optical terminal of an identical satellite orbiting in the same orbital plane, each optical terminal dedicated to inter-orbital plane communications configured to transmit and receive optical signals with an optical terminal of an identical satellite in an orbital plane adjacent over the entirety of its orbit in its orbital plane and each optical terminal dedicated to inter-orbital plane communications having a field of regard such that the half-angle at the vertex of the latter is larger than the maximum value of the azimuthal angle over a revolution around the Earth.

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THALES4 RUE DE LA VERRERIE 92190 MEUDON 92190

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fernandez, Gilles Toulouse, FR 2 31
Francastel, Agnès Toulouse, FR 1 19
Le, Kernec Arnaud Toulouse, FR 4 54
Potuaud, Dominique Toulouse, FR 3 40
Sotom, Michel Toulouse, FR 38 382

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