Authors
Philip Mauskopf, Roger Angel, Harry Atwater, Elisa Bazzanid, Karl Berggren, Paul Blase, Roberto Corvaja, Artur Davoyan, T Marshall Eubanks, Anna Valeria Guglielmi, Robert H Hadfield, Michael Hart, Andreas M Hein, Adam Hibbard, Michael Hippke, Tracee Jamison-Hooks, Boubacar Kante, Michael D Kelzenberg, Robert G Kennedy III, Peter Klupar, Jeff Kuhn, Nicola Laurenti, Martin PJ Lavery, Mansavi Lingam, Philip Lubin, Zac Manchester, Owen Medeiros, David Messerschmitt, Ian Morrison, Hossein Mosallaei, Thomas J Mozdzen, Ricardo R Rodriguez, Filippo Romanato, Gianluca Ruffato, James Schalkwyk, Richard M Scott, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Slava G Turyshev, Giuseppe Vallone, Lorenzo Vangelista, Jose Velazco, Paolo Villoresi, Andrea Vogliardi, S Pete Worden, Saeed Zeinolabedinzadeh
Publication date
2024/3/12
Conference
Free-Space Laser Communications XXXVI
Volume
12877
Pages
526-544
Publisher
SPIE
Description
We describe the requirements and associated technology development plan for the communications data link from low mass interstellar probes. This work is motivated by several proposed deep space and interstellar missions with an emphasis on the Breakthrough Starshot project. The Starshot project is an effort to send the first low mass interstellar probes to nearby star systems and transmit back scientific data acquired during system transit within the time scale of a human lifetime. The about 104-fold increase in distance to nearby stars compared to the outer planets of our solar system requires a new form of propulsion to reach speeds of approximately 20% of the speed of light. The proposed use of a low mass sailcraft places strong constraints on the mass and power for the Starshot communications system. We compare the communications systems in current and upcoming solar system probes, New Horizons …
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