SATELLITE IN STRATOSPHERE

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 about 13 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.
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.
 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.

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.
Since from the beginning of wireless
communication, there have been a
numbers of developments.
Considering the future generation of
wireless communication i.e 4G
cellular system.
4G is intended to provide high speed
, high capacity and low cost
 Stratellite
High-altitude telecommunications airship for
cellular, 3G and 4G mobile, MMDS, paging,
and fixed wireless telephony
Stratellite can service a 3,00,000 sq mile
area

STRATELLITE
The initial
stratellite was 188
feet long, 60 feet
wide & 42 feet
high.

The outside layer

is made out of a
high-tech. material
called SPECTRA
 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.
 Inside layer is filled with
helium gas it is an inert
gas and is therefore not
flammable.

With this design, the

helium expands as the
airship rises forcing air
out by propellers and
lifting the airship.
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.
Stratellites will carry
over 20,000 pounds
of radars and other
equipments and
communication
relays.
Stratellites are
planned to remain
on station for a year
at a time.
Stratellites are far
cheaper to launch
and to maintain.
For country two
stratellites are
enough instead of
using thousands of
towers.
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.
S.Navitha(ECE)