BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- China has successfully conducted an operational application experiment of space-ground laser communication at a rate exceeding 100 gigabits per second (Gbps), marking a ...

However, the PowerLight system is a step toward real-world deployment in mobile platforms. Recent testing has proved the ...

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...

The final piece to NASA's first two-way laser communication relay system will soon launch to the International Space Station (ISS). The ILLUMA-T terminal, which is about the size of a large chest, ...

In May 2022, the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) payload onboard a small CubeSat satellite was launched into orbit 300 miles above Earth’s surface. Since then, TBIRD has delivered terabytes of data ...

Communication with a spacecraft is typically performed using Radio Frequency (RF). RF is a well-established and well-regulated technology that enables communication over long distances as proven by ...

A laser system can send data 20 km at high speed and stay stable, even in tough conditions. It could change defense communication.

DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that America’s strategic adversaries are already developing this satellite-disabling ...

[NASA] and a team of partners has demonstrated a space-to-ground laser communication system operating at a record breaking 200 gigabit per second (Gbps) data rate. The TeraByte InfraRed Delivery ...

When NASA's Psyche probe launches in October on its mission to a metal asteroid as much as 309 million miles (497 million km) from Earth, it will be carrying a new laser communications system that ...

According to the company, the system was designed, manufactured and tested in India and validated under representative atmospheric conditions olee.space has demonstrated a wireless laser communication ...