US Space Force first: Digital data transmitted from air to space at 1 Gbps via laser

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications teamed with the US Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate the first reliable, high-performance optical communication link between an aircraft and a low Earth orbit satellite. The demonstration serves as an initial step for SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and…

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