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.
Optical Satellite Links For ESA's Space Missions
Optical Systems for Space Applications ; 1987 ; The Hague,Netherlands
Proc. SPIE ; 0810
1987-09-18
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Space News - ESA'S NEW MILLENNIUM MISSIONS
Online Contents | 1999
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2001
|Advancements in ESA's future science missions
IEEE | 2014
|Product Quality of ESA's Atmospheric-Chemistry Missions
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2012
|The evolution of ESA's Earth Explorer missions
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000
|