The First Commercial Earth-to-Moon Data Relay Satellite to be Deployed by 2023

Jun. 22, 2020

CommStar Space Communications, a new private space company, is planning to start a venture to put a data relay satellite between the Earth and the Moon pretty soon.This relay satellite aims to increase the speed of communication and decrease the cost requirements of communications equipment.

Now, CommStar Space Communications wants to follow the footsteps of other private space agencies like Rocket Labs and SpaceX.The startup wants to mimic the capabilities of the satellites developed by these private space companiesand bring them over for the lunar communications market. This could drastically decrease the cost of thelunar projectsthat are currently active.

So, the plan of CommStar Space Communications is toput a satellite with optical laser communications. This is to increase the speed and reliability of communications between any satellites operating in the space between the Earth and the Moon.

The company is working withThales Alenia Spaceto finalize the design for its first satellite, the “CommStar-1”.This satellite will be a part of a network of satellites that the company is aiming to deploy. And this network of satellites will act as a primary communications infrastructure for any communications between the Earth and the Moon for future missions.

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