{"id":5587,"date":"2025-05-15T20:18:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/kepler-demostrates-sda-compatible-space-to-ground-laser-links-with-cailabs\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T20:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:18:36","slug":"kepler-demostrates-sda-compatible-space-to-ground-laser-links-with-cailabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/kepler-demostrates-sda-compatible-space-to-ground-laser-links-with-cailabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kepler Demostrates SDA-Compatible Space-to-Ground Laser Links with Cailabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1747299733053_638828965397299551.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"387\" alt=\"Kepler Demostrates SDA-Compatible Space-to-Ground Laser Links with Cailabs\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1747299733053_638828965397299551.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1747299733053_638828965397299551.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"387\"><\/p>\n<p>Kepler Communications, a pioneer in optical data relay technology, announced that it has successfully demonstrated space-to-ground optical data relay with French optical ground station company, Cailabs, paving the way for the future of in-space optical technology.<\/p>\n<p>Kepler has demonstrated full Space Development Agency (SDA) standard data rates and acquisition in multiple space-to-ground scenarios between Kepler\u2019s optical Pathfinder satellite equipped with TESAT\u2019s SCOT80 in low Earth orbit (LEO) and Cailabs\u2019 Optical Ground Station (OGS) in Rennes, France.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Satellite Laser Communication Terminals?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>Optical data relay is no longer a theoretical concept. It is tested, proven, and operational in many acquisition scenarios,<\/em>\u201d said <strong><\/strong><strong>Mina Mitry<\/strong><strong>, chief executive officer and co-founder of Kepler Communications<\/strong>. \u201cThis is a critical milestone in creating resilient on-orbit optical infrastructure, proving our ability to leverage the power of light to improve the future of space communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Successful demonstration of space-to-ground station optical links is a first step to validating other space-to-ground scenarios, including communications with airborne assets. Space-to-ground optical data transmissions are notoriously challenging to achieve, with increased velocities and atmospheric effects imposing pointing, acquisition, and data transfer challenges. The milestone also substantiates the ability to transmit cross-plane space-to-space optical links, a key objective of The Kepler Network, where optical terminals can perform data relay across different orbits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCailabs was very glad to support Kepler on this important validation effort and to collaborate closely with their team. Testing our optical ground station which mitigates atmospheric turbulence with multiple terminals and satellites, is key to guaranteeing full operability across diverse scenarios. In that context, we\u2019re proud to be part of this successful SDA-compatible space-to-ground link announcement,\u201d said <strong><\/strong><strong>Jeff Huggins<\/strong><strong>, President of Cailabs US<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Kepler is committed to proving and maturing optical technology in a range of operational scenarios by collaborating with industry partners to provide customers with secure, low-latency solutions for mission-critical data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kepler Communications, a pioneer in optical data relay technology, announced that it has successfully demonstrated space-to-ground optical data relay with French optical ground station company, Cailabs, paving the way for the future of in-space optical technology. Kepler has demonstrated full Space Development Agency (SDA) standard data rates and acquisition in multiple space-to-ground scenarios between Kepler\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,20,61],"class_list":["post-5587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-laser-communication-terminals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}