US 11,807,402 B2
Orbit determination service
Ryan M. Sherman, Washington, DC (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,624.
Application 17/929,624 is a continuation of application No. 16/799,629, filed on Feb. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,447,273.
Prior Publication US 2023/0174251 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 30/15 (2020.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/242 (2013.01) [B64G 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 30/15 (2020.01); H04B 7/18508 (2013.01); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/18517 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, from a first client, a first request for orbit determination for a first spacecraft, the first request including data identifying the first spacecraft;
using a plurality of predetermined models, calculating a predicted orbit for the first spacecraft;
based on spacecraft data corresponding to the first spacecraft, correcting the predicted orbit for the first spacecraft to yield a first orbit determination for the first spacecraft and sending the first orbit determination to the first client;
updating a first model of the plurality of predetermined models based on the predicted orbit and the first orbit determination for the first spacecraft;
receiving, from a second client, a second request for orbit determination for a second spacecraft, the second request including data identifying the second spacecraft;
using the plurality of predetermined models including the updated first model, calculating a predicted orbit for the second spacecraft; and
based on spacecraft data corresponding to the second spacecraft, correcting the predicted orbit for the second spacecraft to yield a second orbit determination for the second spacecraft and sending the second orbit determination to the second client.