Low cost satellite constellations for nearly continuous global coverage

Satellite services are fundamental to the global economy, and their design reflects a tradeoff between coverage and cost. Here, we report the discovery of two alternative 4-satellite constellations with 24- and 48-hour periods, both of which attain nearly continuous global coverage. The 4-satellite...

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Autores principales: Singh, Lake A., Whittecar, William R., DiPrinzio, Marc D., Herman, Jonathan D., Ferringer, Matthew P., Reed, Patrick M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6954248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31924763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13865-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6954248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31924763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13865-0

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