AIM OPTEL-µ implementation study on ISS
Programme
Discovery
Programme Reference
14/M76
Contractor
RUAG SCHWEIZ AG
Start Date
End Date
Country
Switzerland

Description
The Optel-μ Implementation Study on ISS has been set up to assess the feasibility of an IOD (In Orbit Demonstration) of the Optel-μ Space Terminal on the ISS (International Space Station).
The Optel-μ system provides an optical data downlink from a LEO (Low Earth Orbit) S/C to an Optical Ground Station with a data rate up to 2Gbit/s. It is being developed by RUAG Space in the frame of the ARTES program
Keywords
AIM
Data transmission
Earth
Earth Orbit
IOD
ISS
Interdisciplinary
Executive summary