A satellite constellation has a plurality of satellites. Each of the satellites has an RF ground link for communicating with a ground station and an optical link for communication with at least one of the plurality of satellites. Each of the satellites has a reconfigurable optical transmitter for sending...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7103280?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7103280 - Architecture for an optical satellite communication network
Architecture for an optical satellite communication network
