ESA to develop optical technology for navigation

Agency visits companies heading to the ESA Ministerial - Portuguese Space Agency

The Portuguese Space Agency is visiting companies, universities, and R&D centers to learn about the sector's prospects for CMIN25.

ESA to develop optical technology for navigation

Optical technology has the potential to revolutionise the field of positioning, navigation and timing. To drive the development of this technology, ESA has signed a contract with a consortium of European companies that will conduct a definition study (Phase A/B1) and associated critical technology predevelopment.This is the first step toward a potential in-orbit demonstrator for optical time synchronisation and ranging (OpSTAR) that will be prop…