Laser Downlink plus Star Tracker

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Overview

The satellite downlink incorporates a star tracker for guidance, which can also be used as a general ADCS sensor for the spacecraft. It has a data rate of 1 Gbps at 1000 km slant range.


The ground station is a 22" Newtonian telescope, incorporating coarse and fine star guidance cameras.


For safety and regulatory simplicity there is no uplink or beacon laser in the ground segment.

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Overview

Name
Laser Downlink plus Star Tracker
Component Type
Optical Comm
Form Factor
SmallSat
Heritage
N/A

Vendor Details

Name
Sinclair Interplanetary
Founded
2001

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Specifications

Component Type
Optical Comm
Form Factor
SmallSat
Dry Mass
0.335 kg
Average Power
10.0 W
Heritage
N/A
Status
In Production
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