Patent ID: 7839348

Claim:
A satellite tracking system for tracking a geo-synchronous satellite, comprising: a roof frame which comprises a mounting base adapted for securely mounting on a roof of a vehicle, a rotational frame supported on said mounting base in which said rotational frame is adapted to be 360° rotated on said mounting base, and a supporting frame pivotally coupled with a pivot edge of said rotational frame; a satellite antenna system which comprises a parabolic reflector securely coupled with said supporting frame for gathering satellite signal and reflecting said satellite signal to a feed horn of said parabolic reflector, and a feedhorn device pivotally extended to said feed horn of said parabolic reflector, wherein said satellite antenna system is adapted for being folded between an operation position and a folded position, wherein at said operation position, said rotational frame is rotated on said mounting base to adjust a horizontal orientation of said parabolic reflector above said mounting base, wherein said supporting frame is pivotally moved to lift up said parabolic reflector at a predetermined inclination angle until said parabolic reflector aligns with said satellite for receiving said satellite signal, wherein at said folded position, said rotational frame is rotated on said mounting base to adjust said horizontal orientation of said parabolic reflector away from said mounting base, wherein said supporting frame is pivotally moved away from said mounting base to drop down said parabolic reflector until said parabolic reflector faces downwardly to said roof of said vehicle to conceal said feedhorn device between said parabolic reflector and said roof of said vehicle, such that said satellite antenna system provides a relatively low profile at said folded position when said vehicle travels; and an automatic driving mechanism for automatically operating said satellite antenna system between said operation position and said folded position, wherein said automatic driving mechanism comprises: a horizontal driving unit driving said rotational frame to be rotated on said mounting base to controllably adjust said horizontal orientation of said parabolic reflector in responsive to the direction of said satellite, wherein said horizontal driving unit comprises a horizontal servo operatively supported at said rotational frame to drive said rotational frame being 360° rotated on said mounting base; a vertical driving unit pivotally driving said supporting frame to controllably adjust said inclination angle of said parabolic reflector in responsive to the direction of said satellite, wherein said vertical driving unit comprises a vertical servo operatively connected to said supporting frame to controllably elevate and lower said parabolic reflector with respect to said rotational frame; and a control module operatively linked to said horizontal and vertical driving units to automatically move said satellite antenna system between said operation position and said folded position.