Adaptive Visual Tracking and Acquisition for VLC
Visual Light Communication (VLC), operating between 400-700 nm, shows great promise in the future of wireless communication. VLC technology can simultaneously…
HydRON
HydRON is a proposed satellite communications program managed by the ESA with the purpose of enabling terabit/s intersatellite laser communication links.…
Space and Missile Systems Center
Overview The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is a unit of the United States Space Force (USSF). Its purpose is…
Trellis Coded Modulation (TCM)
Overview Trellis Coded Modulation (TCM) is the combination of convolutional (or trellis) coding and modulation into one step. A 1/2 convulation…
Iridium
Iridium is a LEO satellite constellation which provides high-quality voice and data connections across the entire planet. The constellation was originally…
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
Overview Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) is a measure used to directly compare the strength of a signal relative to background noise. [1]…
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) is the combination and modulation of two signals which have a 90º phase shift from one another.…
Space Data Highway
The Space Data Highway (SDH) is a service operated by Airbus that uses the European Data Relay System (EDRS) to provide…
ARTES
The European Space Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunication Systems (ESA’s ARTES) is a program focused on developing products and services for…
U.S. Spaceforce
The United States Space Force (USSF), formerly the Air Force Space Command (AFSC), is the branch of the United States military…