Multi-Orbit Optical Communication Network Demo Planned

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Multi-Orbit Optical Communication Network Demo Planned

A contract for Element #2 of the HydRON (High-thRoughput Optical space Network) Demonstration System (DS) has been signed between ESA and Thales Alenia Space. The agreement is for the design, development, deployment and in-orbit demonstration of a full end-to-end optical system to verify and validate the world’s first all-optical, high-data-rate, multi-orbit transport network in space.“Thales Alenia Space believes HydRON Demonstration System is …