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Is it possible for small satellites to orbit in MEO or GEO?
I am researching satellite technology, and in particular I am looking at the rise and implications of smallsat technology. As far as I know, there are currently no satellites beyond LEO that would be ...
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Deorbit LEO debris with a higher orbit laser?
A couple of days ago I asked Can a laser be used to clear the launch path of a rocket? turns out this is not a good plan but the
answer by Hobbes suggests the idea of clearing debris with a laser is ...
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Can a laser be used to clear the launch path of a rocket?
Military grade lasers shooting down incoming missiles have been in the news since Ronald Reagan was the US president. The problems, as I recall are mostly about diffusion in atmosphere.
The Kessler ...
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Characteristics of the inter-satellite optical link
I'm currently diving into this topic and as I understand from the brief search there are two main types of inter-satellite link: radio and optical. As I can see, one of the main distinction of optical ...
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Does any satellite communicate only through laser?
I have read (here) and heard (on astronomy podcast) that radio waves decay or are indistinguishable the more distance they travel.
Do any of man made satellites communicate with Earth solely by ...
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How much power loss does the LLCD suffer in transit?
Space.com writes to say (freeform improved quote):
The LLCD (Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration) space terminal is designed to beam data from the moon at a rate six times faster than the best ...
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