- Images of Earth were sent from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1A satellite, orbiting about 700km above the Earth, via Inmarsat’s geostationary satellite Alphasat in the distance of about 36,000km away from the Earth's surface
- The experiment demonstrated the viability of the planned €450m space data highway that will link low Earth orbiting satellites with ground-based control centres via powerful laser links delivered through geostationary satellites, which hang above a fixed spot on Earth
- The use of geostationary satellites will remove the need to wait, allowing the controllers to view the images nearly instantaneously
Space Data Highway Experiment Unveils First Images
12. 1. 14 by Amber Raynolds