Laser Communications Relay Demonstration
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The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) is a NASA mission that will test laser communication in space for extremely long distances,[1] between Earth and geosynchronous orbit.
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Country | United States |
Organization | NASA |
Purpose | Laser communication in space |
Status | Ongoing |
Program history | |
Cost | $310 million |
Duration | 2013; 11 years ago (2013)–present |
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After being integrated into STPSat-6, a part of STP-3, LCRD launched on 7 December 2021 on an Atlas V 551.[2][3][4]
Results from LCRD's first year of experiments in orbit have been shared online[5] and through a SPIE publication.[6]