Silex beacon

Daniel Malaise; Michel Renard

doi:10.1117/12.59276

9 June 1992 Silex beacon

Daniel Malaise, Michel Renard

Proceedings Volume 1635, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies IV; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59276
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A beacon developed and breadboarded by the SPACEBEL Instrumentation in the framework of the ESA Semiconducter Intersatellite Experiment (Silex) is described. The Silex Beacon is a powerful source aboard the GEO terminal, used by the LEO terminal to locate the latter. The paper describes the general architecture of the Silex Beacon and the flight model design and discusses the future developments. The far field pattern obtained by the breadboard is presented.

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Daniel Malaise and Michel Renard "Silex beacon", Proc. SPIE 1635, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies IV, (9 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59276

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