In recent years, the creation of satellite constellations has been called a popular direction in the commercial aerospace field, but it is often costly and has a long investment cycle. LaserFleet has recently begun to explore new ways of implementation, and in the future it is likely to eventually realize satellite networking in the form of light assets by leasing satellite payloads.
In the first half of the year, LaserFleet developed an ultra-small intersatellite laser pointer communicator that can be used for reliable connections and two-way data communication between satellites at distances of 3,000 km, laying the foundation for future networking. "
With the development of space technology, the amount of information transmission required by various spacecraft has increased exponentially. At present, the microwave communication-based communication means adopted by satellite communication has been difficult to meet the communication capacity requirements, and spatial laser pointer communication has received much attention. The utility model has the characteristics of fast transmission rate, large communication capacity, strong anti-interference ability, high security and confidentiality, small system terminal size and low power consumption, and is also a research hotspot in various countries.
With the support of the founding shareholder, the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, LaserFleet can provide small, compact and lightweight inter-satellite laser communication equipment, and the purchase price can be hundreds of thousands of dollars or even lower. The reason why this can be achieved depends mainly on the adoption of a completely new technology system.
LaserFleet said that the current inter-satellite laser communication equipment has received a customer order, and there are still three docking requirements. The first batch of equipment is expected to be launched and tested in December this year to provide a high-speed inter-satellite link for the user's constellation network. After the success, the subsequent purchase orders can reach the order of 100 million yuan.