This is el neato.

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-laser-pointing-tiny-satellites-transmit-earth.html

 

This is el neato.

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-laser-pointing-tiny-satellites-transmit-earth.html

If they can reliability meet the fine point tracking lock and ground station satellite slew tracking requirements for LOE laser links then it will be neato on a nanosat. Today, it's still just a possibility with a good chance of working.