# Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD)

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/lunar-laser-communications-demonstration-llcd/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/lunar-laser-communications-demonstration-(llcd)/Lunar%20Laser%20Communications%20Demonstration%20(LLCD).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/lunar-laser-communications-demonstration-(llcd)/Lunar%20Laser%20Communications%20Demonstration%20(LLCD).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) developed and tested optical communication technology using lasers through the Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD) mission, which transferred data at much higher rates than Radio Frequency (RF) communications systems. SCaN demonstrated the technology with LLCD from October 2013 through April 2014 during the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) \[…\]