Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NEC Corporation (NEC), the prime contractor of the laser-communication terminals for the Laser Utilizing Communication System (LUCAS), performed the world’s fastest optical communication (wavelength […]
Optical Comms
Kepler announces formal strategy shift for their Optical Data Relay Network
Kepler Communications has petitioned for changes with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consolidate its constellation size to better suit the updated optical data relay infrastructure. To comply with FCC […]
AAC Clyde Space + partners create hub for laser comms in the Netherlands
AAC Clyde Space and the company’s partners are creating a hub for laser satellite communications in the Netherlands, supported by agreements with Dutch TNO and FSO Instruments. The agreement marks […]
Kepler partners with TESAT-Spacecom + Airbus D&S for LEO optical comm network
Kepler Communications, Inc. has entered into an agreement with TESAT-Spacecom and Airbus Defence and Space to develop a high bandwidth optical communications network in LEO to address emerging opportunities such […]
NEC + Skyloom partner for 100 Gbps space optical comms
NEC Corporation (NEC;TSE: 6701) and Skyloom Global Corporation have joined forces to develop optical communication equipment for multi-orbit satellite networks — this collaboration aims to commercialize and make available on […]
Amphinicy Blink software modem breaks the 10Gb/s limit
The new Amphinicy Blink wideband satellite software modem has been built from the ground up for speed and the unit reveals this capability every step of the way — the […]
World´s 1st SDA T1 & T2 compliant digital optical ground station comms package
WORK Microwave has introduced their end-to-end Communication Package suite of Digital Optical Ground Station equipment for multi-mission, optical ground stations that meets Space Development Agency (SDA) and CCSDS standards. The […]
L3Harris clears CDR + PRR for SDA’s Tranche 1 missile tracking satellites
L3Harris completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and Production Readiness Review (PRR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer […]
UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche mission to study a strange metallic asteroid
UPDATE 2: On Friday, October 13 at 10:19 a.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Psyche mission to an interplanetary transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center […]
European space firms set specifications for optical links
Sending vast quantities of data between satellites speedily and securely means using light to communicate. Now a group of space companies, research centers and universities working with ESA has established […]