美帝洛克希德导弹和空间公司研究实验室已证实有可能把一种频带极宽的激光通讯系统用于未来的卫星中继计划中。据说,设计该系统是为了高速率地把模拟信息从低轨道卫星发射到遥远的地面站去,此时把一个或多个地球同步卫星作为中继站。 The Mido Lockheed Missile and Space Company Research Laboratory has confirmed the possibility of using an extremely broadband laser communications system for future satellite relay programs. It is said that the system was designed to transmit simulated information from low-orbit satellites to remote ground stations at high rates, using one or more geostationary satellites as relay stations.