SATELLITE IN STRATOSPHERE

CONCEPT OF SATELLITES
Satellite communication is the backbone of wireless

communications, and global positioning systems. Satellites in orbit of the planet cover huge footprint territories and make almost instantaneous communication possible. Satellites come in 4 types, (i)geostationary (iii) sun-synchronous (ii)geosynchronous (iv)low-earth orbit

VARIOUS ORBITS OF SATELLITES

What is a Stratellite?
A Stratellite is similar to a satellite, but is stationed in the

stratosphere rather than in orbit. At an altitude of over 10 miles, each Stratellite will have clear line-of-site communications capability to an entire major-metropolitan area as well as being able to provide coverage across major rural areas. The Stratellite is designed to carry certain payloads into the Stratosphere determined by the requirements of the customer. The concept allows for ascent and descent and stationary operation. Short and long time missions are possible with the Stratellite with possible launch capabilities setup within 24 hours at any location.

Bird? Plane? UFO?....

STRATELLITES FROM SATELLITES

Sans wire Inc were the first to come up with the

Stratellite. As the name suggests, it is a satellite, in the stratosphere. Positioned 13 miles, or 20 kilometers above the surface of the earth, it has the straight up-and-down communications advantages of any other satellite, but reduces transmission times by a factor of nearly 2000 for geostationary satellites, and 15 for low orbiting satellites. Using airship technology, a stratellite is above the cloud layers and so can be powered by solar cells and propelled by electric motors which are designed to keep the craft at a single, pre-programmed 3-axis GPS co-ordinate, and check with higher satellites that it stays in that position.

 Launching costs are next to nothing, and at nearly 250

feet long, they have enough lift for sophisticated computation equipment - more than most conventional satellites Placing a communications platform into the stratosphere, in the form of an airship, has never been done before. Such a platform can fundamentally change how the world delivers wireless telecommunications and the way we as individuals communicate.

SATELLITES & STRATELLITES

SATELLITE

STRATELLITE

Stratellite
High-altitude telecommunications airship for cellular, 3G and 4G mobile, MMDS, paging, and fixed wireless telephony

 Like FTTH, a Stratellite is anticipated to be able to

deliver a variety of services including broadband Internet, HDTV, telephone as well as 3G/4G mobile phone services. The actual technology used to deliver much of this, however, is a mystery, with even WiMax only being able to deliver 70Mbps in total bandwidth. One has to wonder just how, exactly, a Stratellite will be able to give potentially millions of people high speed broadband and high bandwidth HDTV at the same time, not to mention how it plans on connecting to existing networks such as an Internet backbone or a mobile phone network with a fast enough link. Nevertheless, this is a serious technology that could prove to be the sleeper out of the draft class.

STRUCTURE
Like the great airships of the 1930s, the Stratellites are

whales of the sky. The prototype "Sanswire One" is 188 feet long and shaped like a double-wide dirigible. It is a dirigible. The skeleton is a thin frame of high strength aluminum. The skin is a light colored DuPont Tedlar, a polyvinyl fluoride film that clings tightly to protect the innards of the craft. Inside are helium lift cells and the communications gear that makes the Stratellite a wireless repeater for broadband Internet, including VoIP, and perhaps cellular telephone and video transmission.

WHALE OF THE SKY..!

GREAT PERSONALITIES AND THEIR WORDS

"Our goal with this next proof-of-concept demonstration is to

share with the rest of the world what we already know; that we can put an airship in the stratosphere and communicate wirelessly with that platform to create a product that could change wireless communications forever," said Michael K. Molen, CEO of Sanswire Networks Timothy Huff, CEO of GlobeTel Communications further stated, "This is the next logical step in placing a grid of Stratellites to handle live, day-to-day communication's traffic. Once launched, this grid will change the way the world communicates in ways that most can't even understand at this point. The launch will be broadcast over the Internet and live feeds from the Stratellite will be made available through the Company's website

COUNTRIES IN THIS CONCEPT

In addition to U.S. based telecom services, Stratellites

have a built-in demand worldwide. GlobeTel, the parent company of Sanswire Networks LLC, is reported to have an agreement to provide Stratellites for broadband, VoIP and video to South America, starting with Lima, Peru. They'd also be perfect for the huge landmass of Asia and the extensive island archipelago of Indonesia GlobeTel Communications Corp. provided an update on the launch of the Stratellite prototype being built in California.

ADVANTAGES
No rigid part in the body, ability to compactly roll it

together and store in a truck or crate Recoverable payloads with expendable vehicle Substantial cost reductions achieved by saving the material for the envelopes and receptacles for energy supply Offers many of the features of other more well-known ISR platforms and UAVs but with significant cost savings and extended duration missions A rotating system of airships are designed to ultimately operate 24/7/365 in the stratosphere with dramatically less assets than current systems.

APPLICATIONS
In environmental disasters telecommunication breaks down

within seconds, Re-installation of the infrastructure takes weeks or months. The Stratellite can be used as a floating mobile telecommunication station for all telecommunication purposes and the transmission of temporary data communication, telecommunication and TV-programs as well as long-term missions over metropolitan cities. The Stratellite will allow subscribers to easily communicate in "both directions" using readily available wireless devices. In addition to voice and data, proposed telecommunications uses include cellular, 3G/4G mobile, MMDS, paging, fixed wireless telephony, HDTV, real-time surveillance and OTHERS..

 A Sanswire Stratellite is designed to operate at 65,000

feet and will integrate clean solar energy collection systems with advanced wireless communication. Sensor systems to allow communities across the globe to rapidly deploy inexpensive, environmentally friendly infrastructure.

IN ORBIT.

CONCLUTION
Probably the most "far out there" concept in this roundup,

Stratellite is actually much closer to reality than what you may think. This is a promising technology that could combine the best of Satellite and wired Internet - fast with low latency and hugely widespread, at least in theory. Whilst it is still unclear how exactly a floating broadband hub could haul its data back down to earth wirelessly with acceptable bandwidth (keeping in mind its potential ability to serve millions of people at a time), rest assured this is a prime candidate for tomorrow's broadband world. Whether or not it will get the industry support required, however, is yet to be seen.

PRESENTED BY
G. GANESH ANAND, Indur Institute of Technology, Siddipet. ganesh_anand2001@yahoo.com GANAPATHI PRADEEP, St. Martins Engineering College, Dhulapalli. pradeepgana@yahoo.com