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A history-making communication connection has been made between two satellites.
A European and Japanese satellite have made the first bidirectional optical inter-orbit communication in the world. The spacecraft traveled in their respective orbits, with laser beams transmitted and received between the two satellites.
The experiment on December 9 involved the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Relay and Technology Mission (ARTEMIS) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite “Kirari” (OICETS).
On-orbit laser beam acquisition and tracking technology is a key capability. For instance, the concept enables the collection of data at higher transmission speed and greater volume. Also, onboard communication gear can be smaller and lighter.
The experiment is viewed as a major step toward the era of optical communication in space. In spotlighting the success, JAXA compared the test to “hitting the eye of a needle placed on top of the Mt. Fuji from Tokyo Station.”
Think what this really means!! A major theoretical limit for online gaming is the curvature of the earth, the amount of wiring, and the sol. If we can set up a network of laser satellites it could be a major shortcut for the internet.
Ground to sat interface faces some problems though.
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A European and Japanese satellite have made the first bidirectional optical inter-orbit communication in the world. The spacecraft traveled in their respective orbits, with laser beams transmitted and received between the two satellites.
The experiment on December 9 involved the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Relay and Technology Mission (ARTEMIS) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite “Kirari” (OICETS).
On-orbit laser beam acquisition and tracking technology is a key capability. For instance, the concept enables the collection of data at higher transmission speed and greater volume. Also, onboard communication gear can be smaller and lighter.
The experiment is viewed as a major step toward the era of optical communication in space. In spotlighting the success, JAXA compared the test to “hitting the eye of a needle placed on top of the Mt. Fuji from Tokyo Station.”
Think what this really means!! A major theoretical limit for online gaming is the curvature of the earth, the amount of wiring, and the sol. If we can set up a network of laser satellites it could be a major shortcut for the internet.
Ground to sat interface faces some problems though.
Porn...faster!
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