Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 23, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) NASA Laser Communication System Sets Record with Data Transmissions to and from Moon NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) has made history using a pulsed laser beam to transmit data over the 239,000 miles between the moon and Earth at a record-breaking download rate of 622 megabits per second (Mbps).LLCD is NASA's first system for two-way communication using a laser instead of radio waves. It also has demonstrated an error-free data upload rate of 20 Mbps transmitted from the primary ground station in New Mexico to the spacecraft currently orbiting the moon Read more... Edited April 25, 2014 by Waspie_Dwarf corrected typo in tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 28, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted October 28, 2013 NASA | LLCD: Proving Laser Communication PossibleOn October 18th, 2013 the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate of 622 Mbps. LLCD, flying aboard NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), is the first NASA mission dedicated to proving high-rate, two-way laser communications is possible. LLCD not only demonstrated a record-breaking download rate but also an error-free data upload rate of 20 Mbps. The laser beam was transmitted the 239,000 miles from the primary ground station at NASA's White Sands Complex in Las Cruces N.M., to the LADEE spacecraft in lunar orbit.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 5, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Moon mission beams laser data to ESA station 1 November 2013 ESA’s ground station on the island of Tenerife has received laser signals over a distance of 400 000 km from NASA’s latest Moon orbiter. The data were delivered many times faster than possible with traditional radio waves, marking a significant breakthrough in space communications.The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, or LADEE, was launched on 7 September and arrived in orbit around the Moon in October. In addition to probing the Moon’s environment, it’s also carrying a new laser terminal. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted November 26, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Interesting articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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