The Journal of Space Commerce

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Space-to-Earth Laser Communications to be Demonstrated

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Tom Patton
Jul 05, 2023
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Cailabs and Astrolight have entered into an agreement to launch a satellite mission hosting Astrolight’s space-to-Earth laser communication terminal ATLAS-1. The mutual objective of the mission is to establish laser communication downlinks and thereby demonstrate pointing, acquisition and tracking capabilities at gigabit per second data rates between AT…

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