Patent ID: 6256602
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G09B,H04B

Abstract:
A method for simulating different satellites and satellite constellations for exercising different ones of a plurality of satellite ground station data acquisition systems comprising the steps of:distributing at least one satellite system state of health data generator among at least one host computer, said state of health data generator generating satellite system state of health data;distributing at least one telemetry data formatter among at least one host computer, said telemetry data formatter assembling satellite system state of health data into a telemetry data stream;disposing a distributed messaging interface between said at least one state of health data generator and said at least one telemetry data formatter, said distributed messaging system configurable for providing communications among said at least one state of health data generator and said at least one telemetry data formatter; and,communicating through said distributed messaging interface satellite system state of health data generated in said satellite system state of health data generator to said telemetry data formatter whereby said satellite simulation can simulate different satellites and satellite constellations for exercising different ones of said plurality of satellite ground station data acquisition systems.