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Lunar Laser Communication Terminal (ARTES 4.0 SL SPL 5G.045)

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Location:Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech ...
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Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
Category:Consulting services
Status:Open
Sectors:Telecommunications, Science & Innovation
Languages:English
Contracting authority type:Development Institution
Eligibility:Organisation
Budget:N/A
Date posted: Mar 29, 2024

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Objectives: The objective of the activity is to design a Laser Communication Terminal (LCT) concept suitable for communication over lunar distances. Subsequently, the activity will develop an engineering model of a CCSDS compatible transceiver with critical functions such as coding, synchronisation, and modulation. The aim is to enable a European or Canadian lunar communication terminal capable of operating with a data rate an order of magnitude higher than current designs, ranging from 100s Mbps to 10 Gbps, and compatible with the lunar orbit environment.
Eligibility criteria: Tenderers are open from countries including Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Ca...

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Lunar Laser Communication Terminal (ARTES 4.0 SL SPL 5G.045) 1-12328
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