Star Catcher prepares SpaceX launch to beam power between satellites in orbit
Star Catcher is preparing a prototype launch aboard a SpaceX rocket this week to transmit energy to another satellite in orbit. WIRED reports the test could mark the first laser power transfer between two untethered objects in space.
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Star Catcher is preparing to launch a prototype system aboard a SpaceX rocket this week that will transmit energy to another satellite in orbit, WIRED reports. If the test works, it would be the first time lasers have beamed energy between two untethered objects in space. WIRED describes the mission as the first time Star Catcher’s full system will come together in space, using the company’s tracking technology to beam energy to an untethered cubesat launching at the same time.
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