Laser connects plane and satellite in breakthrough air-to-space link

Laser connects plane and satellite in breakthrough air-to-space link

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft with OCT laser turrent

Air and space were linked together in a recent flight test by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications where a laser system was used to communicate between a standard aircraft and a low-Earth orbit satellite.

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Category: Military, Technology

Tags: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Laser, Communicate