Optical Ground Station (OGS)
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
The Optical Ground Station (OGS) provides high-speed optical communication links for satellites, offering multi-Gbps to Tbps data rates.
Typed specifications18 values
Discloses 6 of 13 fields engineers filter by in this category (category median 2).
- Frequency bands
- optical 1.5 um band · datasheet p.2 optical TX+RX
- Antenna diameter
- 0.8 m OGS1 aperture, bi-static design · datasheet p.2 0.5 m OGS2 aperture, bi-static design
- Frequency range
- 1.5 µm band datasheet p.2
- Data rate
- 10 000 000 kbps TX+RX · datasheet p.2 10 000 000 kbps max · TX+RX up to, per station
- Offering
- ground station as a service optical communication services, space-to-ground laser communi… · datasheet p.1
- Protocols and standards
- CCSDS O3K (optical) datasheet p.1 other CCSDS O3K | SDA OCT
- Sites
- OGS1 Western Australia; OGS2 Santiago, Chile datasheet p.2
- Number of stations
- 2 two optical ground stations deployed (Australia and Chile) · datasheet p.1
- Coverage
- South America station in Santiago, Chile · datasheet p.2 Oceania station in Western Australia
- Booking
- web portal easy-to-use web portal for booking, management and monitoring · datasheet p.1
- Data delivery
- cloud bucket data delivered to your Amazon Web Service bucket · datasheet p.1
- Pricing model
- subscription data volume delivery subscription · datasheet p.1
Each value is typed with its unit and measurement condition and cites the datasheet page it was taken from. Nothing is guessed: a field that is absent here has not been published by the manufacturer. machine-extracted ✓ checked by NewSpace Market ✓ manufacturer confirmed by the manufacturer.
As published by the supplier6 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Data rate
- up to 10 Gbps
- Frequency
- 1.5 µm band
- Interface
- CCSDS O3 K
- Interface (2)
- SDA OCT
- Aperture
- 80 cm
- Aperture (2)
- 50 cm
About
The Optical Ground Station (OGS) is a cutting-edge solution for satellite communication, leveraging optical technology to achieve significantly higher data rates compared to traditional RF systems. It enables multi-Gbps to Tbps transmission, addressing the growing demand for high-bandwidth space-to-ground communication. A key advantage of the OGS is its compact design, making it smaller, lighter, and easier to deploy than conventional RF antennas. Furthermore, it operates in a license-free spectrum, eliminating the complexities and bottlenecks associated with spectrum licensing and regulatory approvals. This makes the OGS an efficient and flexible option for various space missions requiring high-throughput data transfer.
Documentation
Need the full ICD, test reports or a specific revision? Ask the supplier directly.