RECEIVING LASER COMMUNICATIONS 

Built entirely in-house by Safran, the IRIS optical ground station stands at the forefront of innovation, boasting cutting-edge telescopes and optronic components tailored for seamless transmission and reception of laser communications. 

This groundbreaking technology unlocks a realm of possibilities for every stakeholder in the space sector, thanks to higher, more secure space-to-ground data rates.

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INTEGRATE THE CORTEX LASERCOM IN YOUR STATION

IRIS optical ground stations also integrate the Cortex Lasercom modem. This cutting-edge solution surpasses all expectations by offering communication speeds 10 to 100 times higher than traditional radio frequency communications. With its processing and decoding capabilities, the Cortex Lasercom can achieve a record bit rate of 10 Gigabits per second for Earth-to-space optical communications, a level unequalled anywhere in the world.

The Cortex Lasercom will be used in a number of cooperative projects between Safran, Airbus and CNES, and will equip future optical ground stations marketed by Safran. These Optical Ground Stations will allow communication with all future satellites that will carry laser communication capabilities with the Earth. Two demonstrations on Airbus and CNES programs took place in 2023, a world first: LASIN on the CO3D constellation of imaging satellites, and TELEO on the future BADR-8 telecommunications satellite.

Finally, a Cortex Lasercom HPE (High Photon Efficiency) model is also available for Deep Space applications.