throughout and more particularly to fig1 there is shown a schematic representation of a satellite communication system generally designated 100 of the prior art including an airborne earth station segment 102 a satellite segment 120 and a ground earth station segment 140 airborne earth station segment 102 is shown having an antenna 104 which is typically disposed on the exterior surface of the aircraft and is typically designed for communicating with the satellite segment 120 using rf communication in the l band however other frequencies could be readily substituted antenna 104 is coupled through amplifier 106 to transmitter receiver 108 an acars management unit acars mu 110 is shown coupled with transmitter receiver 108 having a crew headset 112 coupled thereto a cabin terminal unit ctu 109 is shown coupling the passenger headsets 114 with the transmitter receiver 108 airborne earth station segments 102 are well known in the art and numerous modifications and variations of that which is depicted herein are also readily known the satellite segment 120 of the satellite communication system 100 is shown having three satellites 122 124 and 126 satellite systems may have varying numbers of satellites and three are shown here only for purposes of simplicity first satellite 122 is generally depicted in a position above the airborne earth station segment.