Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science
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Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science
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Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) is a spacecraft communication instrument developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that was tested on the International Space Station (ISS) from 18 April 2014 to 17 July 2014 to demonstrate the technology for laser communications systems between spacecraft and ground stations. The purpose of OPALS is to do research into replacing traditional radio-frequency (RF) communications which are currently used on spacecraft. This will allow spacecraft to inc
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Optical communications test in 2014 between earth and ISS
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_Payload_for_Lasercomm_Science
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2024-04-25T16:01:37Z
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