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13 March 2024 Achieving ⪆99% link uptime on a fleet of 100G space laser inter-satellite links in LEO
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Proceedings Volume 12877, Free-Space Laser Communications XXXVI; 1287702 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005057
Event: SPIE LASE, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States
Abstract
This presentation offers an overview of the design, mass manufacturing, and operational challenges confronted in the development of SpaceX’s global satellite laser mesh operating in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The Starlink network consists of over 5,000 free-space optical communication terminals, each achieving data transmission rates of 100Gbps and link uptime over 99%, enabling high-speed global internet coverage.
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Travis R. Brashears "Achieving ⪆99% link uptime on a fleet of 100G space laser inter-satellite links in LEO", Proc. SPIE 12877, Free-Space Laser Communications XXXVI, 1287702 (13 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005057
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KEYWORDS
Free space optical communications

Data transmission

Design and modelling

Internet

Manufacturing

Optical actuators

Optical design

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