Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Optical Ground Station 1 (OGS1) is the first of a new breed of dedicated ground terminals to support NASAs developing space-based optical communications infrastructure. It is based at NASAs Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory (OCTL) at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, CA. The system will serve as the primary ground station for NASAs Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) experiment. This paper presents an overview of the OCTL telescope facility, the OGS1 ground-based optical communications systems, and the networking and control infrastructure currently under development. The OGS1 laser safety systems and atmospheric monitoring systems are also briefly described.
Keywords:
Communications and Radar; Ground Support Systems and Facilities (Space)
Type:
JPL-CL-16-0555
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SPIE Free Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXVIII; Feb 15, 2016 - Feb 16, 2016; San Francisco, CA; United States
Format:
text
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