The two cubesats, LINCS A/B, were launched on SpaceX's Transporter-2 rideshare in June 2021, but communications were not established by January 2022.[1] One theory is that helium exposure during the Falcon 9 launch affected MEMS devices in the cubesats.[2]
laser, interconnect, networking, communication, system, laser, interconnect, networking, communications, system, lincs, test, laser, communication, space, using, cubesats, launched, june, 2021, background, editit, built, general, atomics, space, development, a. Laser Interconnect and Networking Communications System LINCS is a test of laser communication in space using two cubesats launched in June 2021 Background editIt was built by General Atomics for the US DOD s Space Development Agency 1 The two cubesats LINCS A B were launched on SpaceX s Transporter 2 rideshare in June 2021 but communications were not established by January 2022 1 One theory is that helium exposure during the Falcon 9 launch affected MEMS devices in the cubesats 2 See also editLaser communication in space Free space optical communicationReferences edit a b Space Development Agency General Atomics eye options after setback in laser comms experiment 6 Feb 2022 Falcon accident investigation points to breach in rocket s helium system 31 Mar 2024 nbsp This spacecraft or satellite related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System amp oldid 1216545216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
