200 Gbps TBIRD CubeSat Downlink: Pre-Flight Test ResultsThe Terabyte Infrared Delivery (TBIRD) program will establish an optical communication link from a 6Unanosatellite in low-Earth orbit to a ground station at burst rates up to 200 Gbps. The system is capable of reliable data delivery from a 2 TB storage buffer on the payload to a ground terminal in the presence of atmospheric fading. An overview of the communication architecture for TBIRD is provided as well as results from communications performance testing of the 3U lasercom payload prior to spacecraft integration. Launch is scheduled for mid-year 2022.
Document ID
20210026855
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Curt M Schieler (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Kathleen M Riesing (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Andrew J Horvath (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Bryan C Bilyeu (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Jesse S Chang (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Ajay S Garg (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Jade P Wang (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Bryan S Robinson (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Date Acquired
January 13, 2022
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Photonics West
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: US
Start Date: January 22, 2022
End Date: January 27, 2022
Sponsors: International Society for Optics and Photonics