SILEX achieves first satellite-to-satellite laser image transmission
Terminals located on two European satellites accomplished the first transmission of an image by laser link from one satellite to another, the European Space Agency announced Dec. 6. The system, called SILEX, consists of a terminal on the Artemis satellite and one on the SPOT 4 satellite. The system...
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