By Chris Forrester Moderator: Noel Rimalovski, MD at GH Partners, brought together a specialised panel at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View on February 4 to discuss optical communications. Each […]
Optical Communication Terminals
JAXA + NEC’s successful transmission of a huge volume of mission data using 1.5 μm optical inter-satellite communication
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 […]
TESAT selected by MDA Space for optical inter-satellite links
TESAT was recently selected by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) to deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) as part of the supply chain for MDA AURORATM. The 792 SCOT80 OCTs will be manufactured […]
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 […]
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 […]
TESAT successfully completes optical terminal interoperability tests
TESAT’s Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) successfully passed interoperability testing for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites that are to be built by Lockheed Martin. TESAT was […]