Patent ID: 8773654
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. A satellite tracking system, comprising: an ARGO-M Operation System (AOS), comprising a time & frequency system configured to comprise a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, and to receive Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), and an Interface Control System (ICS) configured to calculate orbital position data of a satellite using the UTC provided from the time & frequency system and per-satellite estimated orbit data by means of Lagrangian interpolation, and to send the orbital position data using UDP/IP packet format at uniform time intervals determined by a user's setting or specifications require by the servo controller; and a Tracking Mount System (TMS), comprising a tracking mount configured to support a telescope that emits a laser beam to the satellite, receives the laser beam reflected from the satellite, and measures distance to the satellite, and to operate in accordance with the position of the satellite, and a servo controller configured to receive the orbital position data of the satellite from the ICS and the UTC from the time & frequency system, and to send a command to track the satellite in real time to the tracking mount for controlling an operation of the TMS.