AMSTERDAM — Satellite laser communications providers Cailabs, General Atomics, Odysseus Space and Tesat said enough real-world testing has been done to prove the technology but that compatibility between manufacturers and the sector's ability to ramp production remain challenges.
These issues have slowed development of the US Space Development Agency (SDA) missile-warning and targeting network, which has put a premium on using multiple vendors. All SDA satellites have laser links for inter-satellite communications with others in the LEO network. Some manufacturers . . .
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