TESAT SCOT80 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TERMINALS SELECTED FOR GPS DEMONSTRATION BY LOCKHEED MARTIN

TESAT SCOT80 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TERMINALS SELECTED FOR GPS DEMONSTRATION BY LOCKHEED MARTIN

Backnang, 3 December 2024 - Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG (TESAT) and TESAT Government (TESAT Gov) are pleased to announce their selection by Lockheed Martin to provide SCOT80 optical communication terminals (OCT) for a demonstration on a future GPS III spacecraft.

TESAT and TESAT Gov successfully passed its Critical Design Review earlier this year and are on track to deliver flight hardware this year.

Justin Luczyk, TESAT Government's Managing Director commented, "TESAT Government is excited to be part of an effort to deliver an optical communication terminal for a GPS satellite in medium Earth orbit (MEO)."

TESAT's SCOT80 is an 80 mm aperture OCT capable of supporting data rates of up to 100 Gbps, complies with Space Development Agency's (SDA's) OCT Standard 3.1, and has a path for compatibility to updated standards such as Standard 4.0.

Currently, 48 SCOT80 OCTs are in orbit with different prime contractors including Lockheed Martin and Kepler Communications, Inc., the latter of which recently announced they had established optical inter-satellite links between two Pathfinder satellites in low earth orbit.

ABOUT TESAT

TESAT is a leading manufacturer of satellite equipment. The product range spans the smallest space-specific components to modules, entire assemblies or payloads for telecommunication, navigation, earth observation and science missions. In Backnang, Germany, more than 1,200 employees develop, assemble and test systems and equipment for satellite communications. TESAT is the technology leader for in-orbit-verified optical communication terminals for data transmission via laser and has a focus on commercial and institutional space programs. As the leading manufacturer in its field, the company helps to sustainably connect the world and make it a better place to live for everyone.

ABOUT TESAT GOVERNMENT

Grown from the heritage of TESAT, the leading manufacturer for satellite equipment and provider of in-orbit-verified Optical Communications Terminals (OCTs) for laser data transmission, TESAT Government, based in Merritt Island, Florida, specializes in combining TESAT's proven technologies with U.S. security-protected content to produce American-made OCTs for the U.S. Government market.

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