L2D2: Low latency distributed downlink for LEO satellites

D Vasisht, J Shenoy, R Chandra - … of the 2021 ACM SIGCOMM 2021 …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Large constellations of Low Earth Orbit satellites promise to provide near real-time high-
resolution Earth imagery. Yet, getting this large amount of data back to Earth is challenging …

Design and prototyping of a nanosatellite laser communications terminal for the cubesat laser infrared crosslink (click) b/c mission

P Grenfell, P Serra, O Cierny, W Kammerer… - 2020 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
Abstract The CubeSat Laser Infrared CrossLink (CLICK) mission goal is to demonstrate a
low cost, high data rate optical transceiver terminal with fine pointing and precision time …

TrackInk: An IoT-enabled real-time object tracking system in space

C Aume, K Andrews, S Pal, A James, A Seth… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, there is tremendous growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) applications in our
everyday lives. The proliferation of smart devices, sensors technology, and the Internet …

25-Gbaud 4-WDM free-space optical communication using high-speed 2-D photodetector array

T Umezawa, T Sakamoto, A Kanno… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a newly developed two-dimensional photodetector array (2D-PDA) device and
its application for short-range free-space optical (FSO) communication using a wavelength …

Optical communications crosslink payload prototype development for the Cubesat Laser Infrared CrosslinK (CLICK) mission

P Serra, O Cierny, R Diez, P Grenfell, G Gunnison… - 2019 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
Abstract The Cubesat Laser Infrared CrosslinK (CLICK) mission is a technology
demonstration of10 Mbps downlink. On the second flight, with two identical 3U CubeSats …

Portable optical ground stations for satellite communication

KM Riesing - 2018 - dspace.mit.edu
Small satellite technical capabilities continue to grow and launch opportunities are rapidly
expanding. Several commercial constellations of small satellites for Earth observation and …

Iterative trajectory learning for highly accurate optical satellite tracking systems

T Riel, A Sinn, C Schwaer, M Ploner, G Schitter - Acta Astronautica, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the tracking accuracy of an optical telescope system used for
satellite tracking and laser ranging applications. The investigated system uses a high …

Testing of the cubesat laser infrared crosslink (click-a) payload

O Cierny, P Serra, W Kammerer, P Grenfell… - 2020 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
Abstract The CubeSat Laser Infrared CrosslinK (CLICK-A) is a risk-reduction mission that
will demonstrate a miniaturized optical transmitter capable of≥ 10 Mbps optical downlinks …

Development and testing of the laser transmitter and pointing, acquisition, and tracking system for the CubeSat laser infrared crosslinK (CLICK) B/C mission

H Tomio, P Grenfell, W Kammerer… - … on Space Optical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Laser crosslinks can provide high data rate communications and precision time transfer and
ranging, using low size, weight, and power (SWaP) terminals to enable constellations of …

CubeSat laser infrared crosslinK mission status

PC Serra, H Tomio, O Cierny… - … on Space Optics …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Constellations of CubeSats will benefit from high data rate communications links and
precision time transfer and ranging. The CubeSat Laser Infrared CrosslinK (CLICK) mission …