{"id":26213,"date":"2020-01-16T21:07:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/16\/the-pentagon-wants-help-for-its-satellites-to-talk-to-each-other\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:22:39","slug":"the-pentagon-wants-help-for-its-satellites-to-talk-to-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms-battlefield-tech\/2020\/01\/16\/the-pentagon-wants-help-for-its-satellites-to-talk-to-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pentagon wants help for its satellites to talk to each other"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Space Development Agency wants its satellites to be able to easily talk to each other and is considering using optical intersatellite links for communications within its future low earth orbit space architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the organization is looking for industry\u2019s help on what standards should be used for those links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Jan. 15, the agency issued a request for information to industry to inform its attempt to establish an Optical Intersatellite Link Open Standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most satellites don\u2019t speak with each other directly. Instead, they utilize radio-frequency communications with a ground station to relay communications between satellites. Some satellites, however, are able to use optical links to provide direct communications between satellites without a ground station acting as an intermediary. The SDA wants to use this technology for what it calls its \u201ctransport layer,\u201d the backbone of its plans for a new space architecture in low earth orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\t