York, SpaceX Complete Inter-Sat Laser Comms Link For SDA

View of Earth from a York spacecraft.

Credit: York Space Systems
Two satellites built by separate vendors for the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) successfully completed a laser communication link, completing a key milestone for space-based communications. A York Space Systems satellite built for the SDA’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer and operating in low Earth...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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