Satellite systems including LEO and other orbiting satellites

摘要

Satellite communication systems include satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), as well as one or more satellites in orbit other than LEO, such as satellites in the Middle Earth Orbit (MEO) and/or geostationary (GEO). . The system routes data packets that can be received from the Internet, for example, to LEO satellites or non-LEO satellites according to routing logic. In some embodiments, routing logic is based on delays in communication.