Patents Assigned to ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
  • Publication number: 20240129027
    Abstract: The present application relates to techniques for proactively monitoring and detecting failures associated with downlinking data during satellite passes. In some embodiments, first data representing a performance of a hardware device during a satellite pass may be obtained and performance metrics may be computed based on the first data. Second data may be generated based on the performance metrics and a first machine learning model may be used to determine changepoints within the second data and times associated with each changepoint. A second machine learning model may be used to determine a likelihood that the satellite pass will be successful based on at least one of the quantity of changepoints or the times associated with each changepoint, and a quality of service (QoS) score of a client may be updated based on the likelihood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Atlas Space Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Arnold BODE, Kyle Stephen POLICH
  • Patent number: 11929819
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to facilitating satellite and terrestrial internet communications. In some embodiments, configuration information for configuring a communications device may be retrieved. The configuration information may be provided to the communications device, and the communications device may be caused to be configured based on the configuration information. Responsive to receiving a first data signal from a first satellite, the communications device may be configured to generate and output a second data signal based on the first data signal, the first data signal including first data encoded using one or more space-based communication protocols, and the second data including second data encoded using one or more terrestrial-based communication protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20230412260
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, media, and devices for generating a satellite program for contacting satellites. In some embodiments, data including one or more targets for accessing a satellite constellation is obtained. Based on the data, a set of representations may be generated and candidate satellite constellation access programs may be determined based on the set of representations. For each program, a first score may be computed for each target to obtain a first set of scores, and a second score may be computed for each first score of the first set of scores to obtain a second set of scores. A satellite constellation access program may be selected from the candidate satellite access programs based on the second set of second scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Atlas Space Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Arnold BODE, Kyle Stephen POLICH
  • Patent number: 11770184
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, media, and devices for generating a satellite program for contacting satellites. In some embodiments, data including one or more targets for accessing a satellite constellation is obtained. Based on the data, a set of representations may be generated and candidate satellite constellation access programs may be determined based on the set of representations. For each program, a first score may be computed for each target to obtain a first set of scores, and a second score may be computed for each first score of the first set of scores to obtain a second set of scores. A satellite constellation access program may be selected from the candidate satellite access programs based on the second set of second scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ATLAS Space Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Arnold Bode, Kyle Stephen Polich
  • Publication number: 20220376777
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, media, and devices for generating a satellite program for contacting satellites. In some embodiments, data including one or more targets for accessing a satellite constellation is obtained. Based on the data, a set of representations may be generated and candidate satellite constellation access programs may be determined based on the set of representations. For each program, a first score may be computed for each target to obtain a first set of scores, and a second score may be computed for each first score of the first set of scores to obtain a second set of scores. A satellite constellation access program may be selected from the candidate satellite access programs based on the second set of second scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: ATLAS Space Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Arnold BODE, Kyle Stephen POLICH
  • Patent number: 11463161
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to systems and methods for facilitating communications with a satellite. In some embodiments, a request to communicate with a satellite may be received from a client device, and upon determining that a device identifier associated with the client device is associated with an account authorized to connect to one or more satellite ground stations, a schedule of activity for the account may be retrieved. The schedule of activity may indicate a time period that the client device is authorized to connect to the satellite ground station(s) such that data is communicated between the satellite and the client device, and the satellite ground station(s) may be configured to communicate with the satellite. At a start of the time period, a connection between the client device and the satellite ground station(s) may be generated, and via the connection, data may be provided to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Brad Arnold Bode
  • Publication number: 20220216911
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to facilitating satellite and terrestrial internet communications. In some embodiments, configuration information for configuring a communications device may be retrieved. The configuration information may be provided to the communications device, and the communications device may be caused to be configured based on the configuration information. Responsive to receiving a first data signal from a first satellite, the communications device may be configured to generate and output a second data signal based on the first data signal, the first data signal including first data encoded using one or more space-based communication protocols, and the second data including second data encoded using one or more terrestrial-based communication protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean McDaniel
  • Patent number: 11228361
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to facilitating satellite and terrestrial internet communications. In some embodiments, configuration information for configuring a communications device may be retrieved. The configuration information may be provided to the communications device, and the communications device may be caused to be configured based on the configuration information. Responsive to receiving a first data signal from a first satellite, the communications device may be configured to generate and output a second data signal based on the first data signal, the first data signal including first data encoded using one or more space-based communication protocols, and the second data including second data encoded using one or more terrestrial-based communication protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20210126704
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to facilitating satellite and terrestrial internet communications. In some embodiments, configuration information for configuring a communications device may be retrieved. The configuration information may be provided to the communications device, and the communications device may be caused to be configured based on the configuration information. Responsive to receiving a first data signal from a first satellite, the communications device may be configured to generate and output a second data signal based on the first data signal, the first data signal including first data encoded using one or more space-based communication protocols, and the second data including second data encoded using one or more terrestrial-based communication protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: ATLAS Space Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Sean McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20210044348
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to systems and methods for facilitating communications with a satellite. In some embodiments, a request to communicate with a satellite may be received from a client device, and upon determining that a device identifier associated with the client device is associated with an account authorized to connect to one or more satellite ground stations, a schedule of activity for the account may be retrieved. The schedule of activity may indicate a time period that the client device is authorized to connect to the satellite ground station(s) such that data is communicated between the satellite and the client device, and the satellite ground station(s) may be configured to communicate with the satellite. At a start of the time period, a connection between the client device and the satellite ground station(s) may be generated, and via the connection, data may be provided to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: ATLAS Space Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Brad Arnold BODE
  • Patent number: 10841000
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to systems and methods for facilitating communications with a satellite. In some embodiments, a request to communicate with a satellite may be received from a client device, and upon determining that a device identifier associated with the client device is associated with an account authorized to connect to one or more satellite ground stations, a schedule of activity for the account may be retrieved. The schedule of activity may indicate a time period that the client device is authorized to connect to the satellite ground station(s) such that data is communicated between the satellite and the client device, and the satellite ground station(s) may be configured to communicate with the satellite. At a start of the time period, a connection between the client device and the satellite ground station(s) may be generated, and via the connection, data may be provided to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Atlas Space Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Brad Arnold Bode
  • Publication number: 20200280366
    Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to systems and methods for facilitating communications with a satellite. In some embodiments, a request to communicate with a satellite may be received from a client device, and upon determining that a device identifier associated with the client device is associated with an account authorized to connect to one or more satellite ground stations, a schedule of activity for the account may be retrieved. The schedule of activity may indicate a time period that the client device is authorized to connect to the satellite ground station(s) such that data is communicated between the satellite and the client device, and the satellite ground station(s) may be configured to communicate with the satellite. At a start of the time period, a connection between the client device and the satellite ground station(s) may be generated, and via the connection, data may be provided to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Brad Arnold Bode