CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TELEMETERING, TRACKING, AND CONTROL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: telemetering, tracking, and control of satellites including those used for global mobile cellular communication systems. SUBSTANCE: cellular satellite communication system uses single speech/data subscriber channel to transmit telemetering, tracking, and control data to satellite and through one satellite to another. To this end, globular position sensor mounted on board each satellite passes position control signals to spaceborne satellite control subsystem and position control sensor sends current information to ground station over cellular subscriber data channel. EFFECT: improved design. 19 cl, 3 dwg