Dec 15, 2018
Lasers help keep CubeSats on target to handle large data downlinks
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: satellites
An MIT team is working on a new aiming system that will allow CubeSats to use lasers for high-bandwidth communications with Earth. The new laser-pointing platform uses a second directional beam to keep the primary data beam on focus, allowing the CubeSat to transmit large amounts of data without the need for heavy antennae or wasting propellant.