Satellite communication

Satellites transmit information to earth via laser signals. With over 30 researchers we work on this technology.

Laser satellite communication

There is a growing demand for more data, due to, among other things, the advent of self-driving cars, social media with more videos, and the ‘Internet of Things’. The existing connections cannot meet that demand. Laser satellite communication offers a solution.

Our latest developments

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TNO’s view of 2030: Getting a grip on climate change from space

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Insight
17 November 2022
Greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere are one of the main contributors to climate change and must therefore be rapidly reduced if we are to meet the 2030 climate targets.

SmallCAT laser communication system delivered for integration to Norwegian NORSAT-TD Spacecraft

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News
26 September 2022

Consortium led by TNO successfully transmits data via laser communication between optical terminals over 10 km ground-to-ground link

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News
13 September 2022

Laser satellite communication

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Article

Enabling a global quantum internet via space

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Article