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Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory (OCTL) Support of Space to Ground Link DemonstrationsThe NASA/JPL Optical Communication Telescope Laboratory (OCTL) was built for dedicated research and development toward supporting free-space laser communications from space. Recently, the OCTL telescope was used to support the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) from the Lunar Atmospheric Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft and is planned for use with the upcoming Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) demonstration from the International Space Station (ISS). The use of OCTL to support these demonstrations is discussed in this report. The discussion will feed forward to ongoing and future space-to-ground laser communications as it advances toward becoming an operational capability.
Document ID
20160008164
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Biswas, Abhijit
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kovalik, Joseph M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wright, Malcolm W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Roberts, William T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
July 1, 2016
Publication Date
May 5, 2014
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: SpaceOps 2014
Location: Pasadena, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: May 5, 2014
End Date: May 9, 2014
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
ground operations
laser communications

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