US 12,355,547 B2
Secure global satellite network
Hooshang Kaen, Los Angeles, CA (US); and James Kaen, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Hooshang Kaen, Los Angeles, CA (US); and James Kaen, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/483,673.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/082,470, filed on Sep. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0094431 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/18591 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18563 (2013.01); H04B 7/18573 (2013.01); H04B 7/18582 (2013.01); H04B 7/18589 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Direct Routing Global Satellite Network System for transmitting information comprising:
a plurality of network satellites that are communicatively coupled to each other through a continuous loop of direct inter-satellite laser links between consecutive network satellites, forming at least one continuous communication loop of network satellites around a planet that the network satellites orbit and, each network satellite comprising:
a first power system comprising a first power source and a first power storage component capable of storing power received from the first power source;
a first communications array powered by the first power system and configured to establish the direct inter-satellite laser links with a second communications array of a second network satellite;
a second communications array powered by the first power system and configured to establish the inter-satellite laser links with a first communications array of a third network satellite;
a third communications array comprising at least 4 Ku frequency band transponders covering a planet that the network satellite orbits and configured to establish a communication channel with a one or more ground terminal; and
a fourth communications array comprising at least 1 Ka frequency band transponder configured to establish a communication channel with a one or more non-network satellite that is not one of the network satellites;
wherein each network satellite orbits at least 2000 km above sea level;
wherein each network satellite is configured to transmit a signal to any other network satellite through the inter-satellite laser links between the network satellites;
wherein each network satellite is configured to maintain the inter-satellite laser link in an open state with at least two other network satellites at all times;
wherein a first network satellite is configured to receive the signal from either a first one of the non-network satellites outside of the Direct Routing Global Satellite Network through the fourth communication array or a first one of the ground terminals through the third communication array;
wherein the first network satellite is configured to retransmit the signal to the second network satellite;
wherein the second network satellite is configured to retransmit the signal to either a second one of the non-network satellites or a second one of the ground terminals outside of the Direct Routing Global Satellite Network; and
wherein the signal does not route through any ground station or non-network satellite during transmission from the first network satellite to the second network satellite.