STRATELLITES

SATELLITE IN STRATOSPHERE

PRESENTED BY
Sanskar jha
ECM
20311A1907
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
Dr. A Venkata Ramana
Associate professor
 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
 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.
VARIOUS ORBITS OF SATELLITES
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.
 Stratellite
High-altitude telecommunications airship for cellular,
3G and 4G mobile, MMDS, paging, and fixed wireless
telephony
SATELLITES & STRATELLITES

SATELLITE STRATELLITE
• 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….
CONCLUSION
⚫ 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.