{"id":8194,"date":"2020-12-07T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T11:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=8194"},"modified":"2021-01-19T12:25:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T12:25:27","slug":"uk-space-agency-to-develop-the-first-commercially-available-laser-based-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-space-agency-to-develop-the-first-commercially-available-laser-based-satellite\/8194\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Space Agency to develop the first commercially available laser-based satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"
The team will work with specialist component manufacturer ISOCOM to develop and test small satellites, known as \u2018CubeSats<\/a>\u2019, which will orbit the earth, transmitting data 100 times faster than currently possible. Their aim is to develop an \u2018off the shelf\u2019 laser-based satellite for telecoms providers, as well as global companies such as SpaceX, Facebook and Google, which could deliver Internet of Things (IoT) technology, as well as remote sensing, environmental monitoring and disaster prevention.<\/p>\n The project, named, Entitled Laser Optical Communications for CubeSats, is expected to help achieve the government\u2019s ambition to increase the UK\u2019s share of the global space market to 10% by 2030 \u2013 estimated to be worth around \u00a3400bn.<\/p>\n