Orbiting Laser Configuration and Sky Coverage: Coherent Reference for Breakthrough Starshot Ground-based Laser Array

We present the concept of using an orbiting laser as a coherent optical reference to phase a several kilometer diameter array of ground-based lasers designed to accelerate interstellar nano-spacecraft to 20% light-speed using laser propulsion. We investigate the geometrical and temporal constraints...

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