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Update on Tbird on-Orbit Experiments and Performance ResultsThe TeraByte Infrared Delivery (TBIRD) mission has successfully demonstrated 200-Gbps laser communication downlinks from a 6U CubeSat in low-Earth orbit (LEO), delivering up to 4.8 terabytes (TB) error-free in a 5-minute pass. In total 65 passes were performed from May 2022 through May 2023. This paper presents an overview of the results of two experimental campaigns during that year of operations.
Document ID
20230011585
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Curt Schieler (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Kathleen Michelle Riesing (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Bryan C. Bilyeu (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Jessica Shinmay Chang (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Ajay Garg (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Andrew Horvath (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Bryan Robinson (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Jade Wang (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Sabino Piazzolla (Jet Propulsion Lab La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States)
Beth Ann Keer (Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Date Acquired
August 4, 2023
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Photonics West
Location: San Fransisco, CA
Country: US
Start Date: January 27, 2024
End Date: February 1, 2024
Sponsors: International Society for Optics and Photonics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG16VR06I
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
External Peer Committee
Keywords
TBIRD
optical
laser

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