The CubeSat Laser Infrared CrosslinK (CLICK) mission will demonstrate technology to advance the state of the art in intersatellite communications for small spacecraft. The primary objective of the mission is an on-orbit demonstration of full-duplex (send and receive) laser, also called optical communication, crosslink between two six-unit(6U) small satellites that range in distance between 15 and 360 miles (25 - 580 kilometers) apart at data rates greater than 20 megabits per second (Mbps). The mission will also demonstrate precision satellite-to-satellite clock synchronization and ranging at the 10 cm level. Miniaturized optical transceivers capable of both transmitting and receiving laser communications will form a communication crosslink between the two satellites with their alignment supported with a new fine pointing capability. The miniature optical transceivers are an improvement over radio frequency (RF) technology due to the power efficiency of lasercom high data rate transmission, which lessens the impact on the small platform's already severe constraints on size, weight and power.


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    Title :

    CubeSat Laser Infrared CrosslinK


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Annual AIAA/USU Small Satellite Conference ; 2018 ; Logan, UT, United States


    Publication date :

    2018-08-04


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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