Optical inter-satellite links are foreseen in ESA's satellite communication projects for the linking of two geostationary telecommunication satellites and in the context of the European Data Relay Satellite project (DRS). In preparation of these missions, a Payload and Spacecraft Demonstration and Experimentation (PSDE) programme has been set up for the in-flight demonstration of optical space links in the early 1990s. This paper reports on the progress of system studies and related technology developments.


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    Title :

    Optical Satellite Links For ESA's Space Missions


    Contributors:
    Furch, B. (author) / Hahne, A. (author) / Halm, R. (author) / Lutz, H. (author)

    Conference:

    Optical Systems for Space Applications ; 1987 ; The Hague,Netherlands


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1987-09-18





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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