介绍了国际上出现的三种星座通信系统，重点分析了几个具有代表性系统的组成、结构、功能及其存在的问题。探讨了卫星移动通信系统的发展趋势，并对发展卫星移动通信做了几点思考。

Three kinds of international constellation communication system are introduced in this paper, and the constitution, configuration, function, and existing problems of some representative systems are analyzed. The paper discusses the development and trend of the satellite communication system, and then some viewpoints on developing mobile satellite communication system are put forward.