Goddard Engineering and Technology Directorate

The Low-Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT) Facility

The dome of the Low Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT).
The dome of the Low Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT).

Facilitating Optical Communication Development with Flexible Testing and Weather Monitoring

The Low-Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT) Facility at Goddard Space Flight Center is a flexibly-configured, multi-mission prototype ground terminal that allows testing of new optical communication technologies and includes on-site weather and turbulence monitoring.

The Low-Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT) Facility is managed by ETD’s
Instrument Systems and Technology Division (Code 550)