Abstract: A reconfigurable payload for a satellite having a flexible antenna system, a variable downconverter technology and a filter technology that all work in combination to allow the payload of a satellite to be reconfigured in orbit.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 23, 1998
Publication date:
October 25, 2001
Applicant:
THOMPSON, JAMES D.
Inventors:
JAMES D. THOMPSON, PARTHASARATHY RAMANUJAM, CYNTHIA A. DIXON, DEBBIE H. FEUERBON, DAVID R. GOLDBERG, STEPHEN SICHI, LOMASH SHAH, JOHN DUNWOODY