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Key highlights

The Stellar Project LaserCube is a 2-way laser communication terminal enabling downlink and intersatellite link through optical channels for small satellites.

The optical communication solutions are designed to have higher performance than the state-of-the-art radiofrequency solutions and do not have any regulatory restrictions or licensing issues.

LaserCube is designed to act as a crucial building block of future assets of commercial space and has an enhanced security as laser links cannot be intercept/jammed.

Applications

Earth Imagery
Weather forecasting
Global telecommunications internet services
Internet of things (IoT)
Machine-to-machine (M2M)

Key features

2U CubeSat size (100x100x200 mm^3, 2kg)

Suitable for 3U CubeSats and microsatellites

Two configurations:

Intersatellite link (up to two full duplex optical channels)
Downlink (1 TX optical channel)

Dedicated coarse pointing system with ± 10 deg elevation/azimuth pointing range and 10 μrad pointing accuracy (patent by Stellar Project):

Precise pointing of optical unit by ADCS is not required
Opertaional flexibilty for the platform

Telecom performance: >10 times state of the art RF technologies (1-2 Gbps downlink)
Enhanced security: laser links immune to interception or jamming
No regulation restrictions for frequency bands allocation

Customization

Product customization available from idea to orbit.

Flight heritage

The system has achieved flight heritage with LaserCube-Downlink launched in space for its maiden flight on June 30th, 2021.

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Last updated: 2024-09-02

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