The Journal of Space Commerce

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General Atomics Partners with Space Development Agency to Demonstrate Optical Intersatellite Link

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Tom Patton
Aug 02, 2020
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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is partnering with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate and conduct a series of experiments for an Optical Intersatellite Link (OISL) utilizing GA-EMS’s internally developed 1550nm (nanometer) wavelength laser communication terminals (LCTs). This will be one of the first Department of De…

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