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A Space Based Optical Communications Relay Architecture to Support Future NASA Science and Exploration Missions
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Edwards, Bernard L. Israel, David J. Donald, E. Boyce |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Space optical communications, onboard data processing, and Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN) are key communication technologies in development at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for possible deployment on future space based relays. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) project, scheduled for launch in March 2018 as a hosted payload on a commercial communications satellite, is a critical pathfinder towards NASA providing optical communications services on the Next Generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. The project builds upon the success of the recent Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) and leverages the technologies developed for it. This paper provides an update on both projects and on other Near-Earth space optical communication developments at NASA, and describes a possible optical communications architecture for future Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) relays to support multiple science and exploration missions. This paper will also touch on the necessary commercialization of optical communications and the development of inter-operability standards. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://icsos2014.nict.go.jp/contents/pdf/S6-1.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
