Xen-Node
Xenesis
Optical ground station terminal designed for daylight-capable, full-duplex laser downlinks from satellites equipped with Xen-Hub terminals.
Technical specifications
- Telescope aperture
- 0.5 m diameter (Dall-Kirkham design)
- Link mode
- Full-duplex, daylight-capable
- Network interface
- 10 GbE Ethernet
About
The Xen-Node is Xenesis’s ground-segment counterpart to the Xen-Hub space terminal. It combines an electronic/photonic modem module, an EDFA optical amplifier module, and a high-precision Dall-Kirkham telescope mounted on an optical bench, together with a 10 GbE Ethernet interface unit for network handoff.
The ground station is designed to support full-duplex optical links and is intended to operate in daylight as well as at night, a key requirement for building out a globally distributed network of ground stations that can maintain near-continuous contact with a growing satellite fleet.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
