Solar Falcon as a Near-Space Comm Platform
Communication on Demand Worldwide
Emergency communication is seriously lacking as was demonstrated by Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017
- “Almost all cell sites in the Keys and other parts of Irma-ravaged Monroe County are not working. About 40 percent of all sites in Miami-Dade and Broward counties and even more in parts of Southwest Florida are not functioning.” Federal Communications Commission’s report.
- Millions of Floridians are out of cell phone service after hurricane Irma
Solar Falcon can be position over the areas even before hurricane strikes and be available a minute it is needed
Solar Falcon can provide Internet and other communication services at remote locations economically

- Rapid deployment of Solar Falcon, Gateway, User Terminals
- Field of regard for a single vehicle: 200 km
- Tens of spot beams, depending on Cxr Freq
- Signals relayed between 10s-100s of user terminals in single beam to/from Gateway, which is connected to Internet Network Access Point
- Terminal range to Solar Falcon from 25 – 100 km
- Terminals (Rx & Tx)
- COTS parts to the greatest extent possible
- Small, light, portable
- Powered by DC, 120V, or solar cells
- Mobile or fixed locations
- Capacity: 1+ Gbps per beam, depending on Cxr Freq
Also can be used as a floating cell tower
- Rapid deployment of Solar Falcon during emergencies or high capacity needs
- Flies at altitude of 20 km
- Field of regard for a single vehicle: 20-50 km
- Spectrum (10s of MHz) would have to be shared by many users
- No reliance on ground infrastructure
Multiple Solar Falcons could be deployed to boost capacity
