Laser Communications Technology from Tesat Setting new records (FOTO)

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As the worlds' only serial manufacturer of in-orbit certificated
and tested laser communication terminals, Tesat is chasing its own
records. Now another LCT135 terminal has been produced, tested and
qualified in record time and is ready for delivery.

Sentinel-1C will be ESA's 8th satellite of its Copernicus program.
Despite monitoring arctic sea-ice, mapping and surveilling marine
environment, Sentinel-1C will support in monitoring and mapping
land-surface as well as forest, water and soil and support
humanitarian aid in crisis situations. As well as its predecessors,
Sentinel 1A&B and 2A&B, it will also be equipped with a standard
LCT135 from Tesat for low-earth-orbit (LEO) purposes. The now
manufactured, tested und qualified LCT is a rebuild of the already
in-action terminal onboard the other Sentinels and is expected to be
launched in the first quarter of 2020.

"Even though Tesat has already produced and put into operation
more than ten terminals, it is always a special moment, when a new
LCT is thrusted into its test bench and put through its paces", so
Matthias Motzigemba, Head of Sales Communication Systems at Tesat.
"Being the worlds' only serial manufacturer of space-certified laser
communications technology can be easing, but is also challenging to
prove again and again that you are capable to surpass yourself."

Following this approach, Tesat will be the first company to launch
the lightest ever Direct-to-Earth (DTE) laser terminal at the
beginning of 2019. Doing so on their own Cube Satellite, the
so-called CubeLCT shows dimensions of only 10 x 10 centimeters while
weighing less than 400 gram; thus the terminal is capable of bringing
LEO to ground communications to a whole new level and speed. Another
noteworthy achievement of the German company is to empower the
International Space Station with a high-speed data connection through
its other DTE terminal T-OSIRIS.

Not only enabling high-speed data transfer between satellites,
Tesat is also engaged in developing optical ground stations together
with its long-term cooperation partner DLR (German Aerospace Center),
with which they have also developed both Direct-to-Earth terminals.
Therefore, downlinks from heights of up to 36,000 kilometers down to
Earth are possible and can thus - putting on higher data throughput
and therefore lower need for data storage - enrich existing solutions
and satellite systems with new possibilities and applications.

"Tesat is well prepared for the future with its vast portfolio in
laser communications. We can offer solutions for geostationary to
low-earth orbit, from satellite constellations to cube satellites,
optical ground stations and even for the ISS. As the only company
worldwide with such a differentiated and in fact space-tested
portfolio we are the one-stop-shop for space based laser
communications", concludes Motzigemba.

About Tesat-Spacecom

At Tesat-Spacecom in Backnang, around 1,100 employees develop,
manufacture and distribute systems and equipment for
telecommunications via satellite. The product range spans from
smallest space-specific components to modules, entire assemblies or
payloads. As world's only provider and technology leader in optical
terminals for data transmission via laser (LCTs), Tesat has a focus
on commercial and institutional space programs.

Contact:
Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG
Gerberstraße 49
D-71522 Backnang

Nina Backes
Communications, Exhibitions & Fairs
+49 (0) 7191 930 - 1126
Nina.Backes@tesat.de

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