Sceye's August laser test tracked its stratospheric airship from the ground
Sceye's August test tracked ST1 and gathered atmospheric data for future optical links; it demonstrated no communications link.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: PR Newswire
Why it matters
Sceye and SoftBank tested a prerequisite for future laser communications: acquiring and tracking a moving HAPS while receiving reflected pulses. The result adds a technical milestone to a Japan partnership already aimed at pre-commercial connectivity services, while leaving the actual optical data link unproven.
Sceye's ST1 stratospheric platform completed a laser-ranging test that let a ground team track it in real time and receive reflected laser pulses. The test, conducted with SoftBank Corp., Hitotsubashi University and Japan's National Institute of Polar Research, took place on August 23rd and 24th. Sceye provided the platform; its founder and CEO, Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, is the company's lead executive.…
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