Name | LINCS |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 12U |
Organisation | Space Development Agency |
Institution | Military |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | US |
Manufacturer | AIVT by General Atomics |
Operator | General Atomics |
Oneliner | Optical communications terminals that use lasers to beam data across space. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Keywords | Laser transmitter |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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LINCS1 A (Laser Interconnet & Communications System) | Operational? (No reports found as of 2021-08-04, but likely operational) | 2021-06-30 | 525 km, 97.5 deg |
LINCS2 B (Laser Interconnet & Communications System) | Operational? (No reports found as of 2021-08-04, but likely operational) | 2021-06-30 | 525 km, 97.5 deg |
Last modified: 2021-08-18
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