Spire says its 6U satellites will use laser comms to move data between each other and down to Earth faster.
Credit: Spire
Spire Global launched a pair of 6U cubesats with laser communications payloads aboard the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission on June 12. The small satellites–Lemur 2 Naziyah and Lemur 2 Aadam-Aliyah–successfully made it into orbit and contacted the ground, Spire Global said on June 13. Each satellite...
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