Patent ID: 7460830
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A communications system having at least one component in space, comprising: a mobile communications platform configured for use in space and to transmit information through an inter-spacecraft link (ISL) antenna to a target satellite through a non-ISL antenna of the target satellite, wherein the target satellite is configured to transmit signals in a predetermined format to another communication platform, said mobile communications platform includes a controller configured to said mobile communications platform is configured to relay transmissions through the non-ISL antenna of the target satellite to the another communications platform, the controller of the mobile communications platform is configured to adapt the mobile communications platform to be able to communicate with the target satellite, and the mobile communications platform is configured to communicate with more than one target satellite; the mobile communications platform includes a table look-up device configured to identify a signaling format for a signal used to communicate with each target satellite, wherein the ISL antenna is configured to increase its beam width and lower its antenna gain in the direction of any one target satellite, and the controller is further configured to