We claim:
1. A system for enabling remote operations of a target satellite, the system comprising:
a user device;
a cloud server communicatively coupled to the user device;
a constellation of satellites;
a plurality of switchable modules, wherein each switchable module is portable and is
located within line of sight (LOS) of at least one satellite of the constellation of satellites;
wherein the cloud server is configured to:
receive a satellite command for remote operations associated with the target satellite from the user device;
identify a first switchable module of the plurality of switchable modules, that is located proximate to the target satellite, as a remote switchable module (RSM);
determine availability of mobile communication network at the RSM; upon determining that the mobile communication network is available at the RSM, send the satellite command to the RSM through the mobile communication network; and
upon determining that the mobile communication network is not available at the RSM, identify a second switchable module of the plurality of switchable modules, that is located proximate to the cloud server, as a nearby switchable module (NSM) and send the satellite command to the NSM.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the constellation of satellites comprises a plurality of satellites, wherein each satellite of the plurality of satellites is in communication with at least one of another satellite of the plurality of satellites, and wherein each satellite is further configured to communicate with the at least one switchable module.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each switchable module comprises a processor, a mobile transceiver, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a plurality of input/output interfaces, wherein the mobile transceiver is used to communicate with mobile communication network and the RF transceiver is used to communicate with satellite communication network.
4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to switch between the mobile communication network and satellite communication network based on the availability.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the RSM is configured to receive the satellite command from the cloud server and send the satellite command to the target satellite.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein for identifying the RSM that is located proximate to the target satellite, the cloud server is configured to:
a. extract the location of the target satellite based on the received satellite command;
b. determine the location and a path of the target satellite; and
c. identify the RSM that is located proximate to the target satellite based on the determination.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein to send the satellite command to the target satellite, the nearby switchable module (NSM) is configured to:
receive the satellite command from the cloud server;
detect a first satellite that is located in LOS with the NSM;
detect a second satellite that is located in line of sight with the RSM; and
send the satellite command to the first satellite;
wherein the first satellite is configured to receive the satellite command from the NSM and send the satellite command to the second satellite; and
wherein the second satellite is configured to receive the satellite command from the first satellite and send the satellite command to the RSM.
8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein to send the satellite command to the target satellite from the RSM, the RSM is configured to:
receive the satellite command from the second satellite, comprising an arrival time of the target satellite;
activate the radio frequency (RF) transceiver of the RSM, at a predetermined time period before the arrival time;
receive a beacon signal of the target satellite;
establish line of sight with the target satellite based on the beacon signal; and send the satellite command to the target satellite upon the establishment.
9. A method for enabling remote operations of a target satellite, performed by a system, comprising:
receiving, by a cloud server of the system, a satellite command for remote operations associated with the target satellite from a user device, wherein the cloud server is communicatively coupled to the user device;
identifying, by the cloud server, a first switchable module of a plurality of switchable modules, that is located proximate to the target satellite, as a remote switchable module (RSM), wherein each switchable module of the plurality of switchable modules is portable and is located within line of sight (LOS) of at least one satellite of a constellation of satellites;
determining, by the cloud server, availability of mobile communication network at the RSM;
upon determining, by the cloud server, that the mobile communication network is available at the RSM, sending the satellite command to the RSM through the mobile communication network; and
upon determining, by the cloud server, that the mobile communication network is not available at the RSM, identifying a second switchable module of the plurality of switchable modules, that is located proximate to the cloud server, as a nearby switchable module (NSM) and sending the satellite command to the NSM.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9, comprising creating the constellation of satellites that comprises a plurality of satellites, wherein each satellite of the plurality of satellites is in communication with at least one of another satellite of the plurality of satellites, and wherein each satellite is further configured to communicate with the at least one switchable module.
11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein each switchable module comprises a processor, a mobile transceiver, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a plurality of input/output interfaces, wherein the mobile transceiver is used to communicate with mobile communication network and the RF transceiver is used to communicate with satellite communication network.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to switch between the mobile communication network and satellite communication network based on the availability.
13. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the RSM is configured to receive the satellite command from the cloud server and send the satellite command to the target satellite.
14. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein identifying the RSM that is located proximate to the target satellite by the cloud server comprising steps of:
a. extracting the location of the target satellite based on the received satellite command;
b. determining the location and a path of the target satellite; and
c. identifying the RSM that is located proximate to the target satellite based on the determination.
15. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein sending the satellite command to the target satellite by the nearby switchable module (NSM) comprising steps of :
receiving the satellite command from the cloud server;
detecting a first satellite that is located in LOS with the NSM;
detecting a second satellite that is located in line of sight with the RSM; and
sending the satellite command to the first satellite;
wherein the first satellite is configured to receive the satellite command from the NSM and send the satellite command to the second satellite; and
wherein the second satellite is configured to receive the satellite command from the first satellite and send the satellite command to the RSM.
16. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein sending the satellite command to the target satellite from the RSM comprising steps of:
receiving the satellite command from the second satellite, comprising an arrival time of the target satellite;
activating the radio frequency (RF) transceiver of the RSM, at a predetermined time period before the arrival time;
receiving a beacon signal of the target satellite; establishing line of sight with the target satellite based on the beacon signal; and send the satellite command to the target satellite upon the establishment.