US 12,074,685 B2
Satellite contact customization
Brad Arnold Bode, Pacific Palisades, CA (US); and Kyle Stephen Polich, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Atlas Space Operations, Inc., Traverse City, MI (US)
Filed by Atlas Space Operations, Inc., Traverse City, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/447,133.
Application 18/447,133 is a division of application No. 17/327,068, filed on May 21, 2021, granted, now 11,770,184.
Prior Publication US 2023/0412260 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/18547 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 7/18526 (2013.01); H04B 7/18539 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating a satellite program for contacting satellites, the method comprising:
obtaining first data comprising one or more targets for accessing a satellite constellation;
generating, based on the first data, a set of representations including parameters tuned to characterize the one or more targets;
determining first candidate satellite constellation access programs for accessing the satellite constellation based on the set of representations;
for each of the first candidate satellite constellation access programs:
computing a first score for each of the one or more targets to obtain a first set of first scores, each first score indicating a level of compliance associated with a given candidate satellite constellation access program;
computing a second score for each first score of the first set of first scores based on a weight associated with a corresponding target to obtain a first set of second scores; and
selecting a first satellite constellation access program from the first candidate satellite constellation access programs based on the first set of second scores.