During the months of development, Oledcomm focused on developing the first space qualified LiFi transceiver. Thus, after a phase of specification of the need (interfaces, performances, environments) with its customers for nearly one month, the R&D teams of Oledcomm worked on the design of a LiFi transceiver having to combine robustness, simplicity and performances.
After several iterations, the 1st protoboard was tested in Lab conditions in June 2022 and finally tested in environmental conditions in July 2022. With results that meet all customer requirements, Oledcomm delivered the first 2 flight models for a launch. Liftoff was part of Launch Lot 19, SpaceX Ride-Share launch. The liftoff took place on May 20 at 6:16 am PT (local) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Base in California.
Overall, Oledcomm has successfully managed to demonstrate its ability to develop, in record time, a space module while meeting the requirements of major players in the field such as OneWeb and Ariane Group. The field test reports of the full Spatial LIFI system integrated with OneWeb's fourth launch with SpaceX are in line with expectations, allowing us to justify a first flight heritage.