Abstract: According to one implementation of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method of operating a feeder link terminal to locate a satellite in low-Earth orbit includes accessing predicted location information for a satellite in low-Earth orbit and determining an initial position at which to start a scan for the satellite. In addition, the method includes defining a substantially ellipsoidal region to scan for the satellite that includes the initial position, that has a long axis that corresponds to a predicted track of the satellite relative to the feeder link terminal, and that has a shorter axis that corresponds to potential cross-track error of the predicted track of the satellite. The method further includes causing the feeder link terminal to scan the ellipsoidal region for the satellite starting from the initial position.

Abstract: According to one implementation of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method of operating a feeder link terminal to locate a satellite in low-Earth orbit includes accessing predicted location information for a satellite in low-Earth orbit and determining an initial position at which to start a scan for the satellite. In addition, the method includes defining a substantially ellipsoidal region to scan for the satellite that includes the initial position, that has a long axis that corresponds to a predicted track of the satellite relative to the feeder link terminal, and that has a shorter axis that corresponds to potential cross-track error of the predicted track of the satellite. The method further includes causing the feeder link terminal to scan the ellipsoidal region for the satellite starting from the initial position.

Abstract: According to one implementation of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method of operating a feeder link terminal to locate a satellite in low-Earth orbit includes accessing predicted location information for a satellite in low-Earth orbit and determining an initial position at which to start a scan for the satellite. In addition, the method includes defining a substantially ellipsoidal region to scan for the satellite that includes the initial position, that has a long axis that corresponds to a predicted track of the satellite relative to the feeder link terminal, and that has a shorter axis that corresponds to potential cross-track error of the predicted track of the satellite. The method further includes causing the feeder link terminal to scan the ellipsoidal region for the satellite starting from the initial position.

Abstract: According to one implementation of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method of operating a feeder link terminal to locate a satellite in low-Earth orbit includes accessing predicted location information for a satellite in low-Earth orbit and determining an initial position at which to start a scan for the satellite. In addition, the method includes defining a substantially ellipsoidal region to scan for the satellite that includes the initial position, that has a long axis that corresponds to a predicted track of the satellite relative to the feeder link terminal, and that has a shorter axis that corresponds to potential cross-track error of the predicted track of the satellite. The method further includes causing the feeder link terminal to scan the ellipsoidal region for the satellite starting from the initial position.