Command & Data Handling (C&DH)
Overview The command and data-handling system acts as the brain for the satellite, controlling all the satellite’s functions and operations. Courtesy…
Read MoreUniversity of Western Australia Astrophotonics Group
Overview The University of Western Australia (UWA) Astrophotonics Group is a center focused on designing, building, and testing advanced photonic systems…
Read MoreConsultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
Overview The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) is a multinational forum formed in 1982 to discuss common problems in…
Read MoreCognitive Diversity Network
Overview A cognitive diversity network (CDN) is an amalgamation of many different networking processes contributing to the operation of one network. “Cognitive…
Read MoreSpeed Comparison: FSO vs Fiber
Overview Fiber-optic cables must be installed from one point to the next to enable optical communications. The quality of those cables…
Read MoreProject Loon
Overview Google’s project division X has been developing a balloon technology known as Project Loon to increase connectivity across the globe.…
Read MoreCooperative Diversity
Overview Cooperative diversity (CD) is a physical hardware arrangement technique that uses multiple antennas to improve a network’s total channel capacity…
Read MorePhoton-per-Bit Receiver for Deep Space Communications
Overview A team of researchers from the University of Chambers in Sweden has improved satellite receivers for deep space communications by…
Read MoreLuminescent Detector
Overview The Connectivity Lab at Facebook has developed a new kind of optical detector for FSO communication. Their Luminescent Detector is…
Read MoreDeep-Space Optical Communications (DSOC)
Overview DSOC, short for Deep Space Optical Communications, is a NASA laser-based space communications program which is still in the development…
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