Optical Satellite Links For ESA's Space Missions

B. Furch; A. Hahne; R. Halm; H. Lutz

doi:10.1117/12.941534

18 September 1987 Optical Satellite Links For ESA's Space Missions

B. Furch, A. Hahne, R. Halm, H. Lutz

Proceedings Volume 0810, Optical Systems for Space Applications; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941534
Event: Fourth International Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

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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B. Furch, A. Hahne, R. Halm, and H. Lutz "Optical Satellite Links For ESA's Space Missions", Proc. SPIE 0810, Optical Systems for Space Applications, (18 September 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941534

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