Terran Orbital Corporation, a provider of satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced its contribution to the successful demonstration of a record-breaking 1.4-terabytes of data delivered from […]
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Terran Orbital assists with demo of single-pass optical downlink for NASA’s Pathfinder technology demonstrator 3 satellite
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has contributed to the successful demonstration of a record-breaking, 1.4-terabytes of data delivered from space to ground by an optical downlink in a single pass. The […]
NASA laser retroreflector array delivered to ESA for Lunar Pathfinder satellite navigation + Lunar Pathfinder info
A NASA retroreflector array has been delivered to the European Space Agency (ESA) that will allow the Lunar Pathfinder mission to be pinpointed by laser ranging stations back on Earth […]
Mynaric’s optical communications terminals will provide Northrop Grumman with part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 tracking layer program
Mynaric, provider of industrialized, cost-effective and scalable laser communications products, announced it will provide Northrop Grumman with optical communications terminals for 14 satellites as part of the Space Development Agency’s […]
WORK Microwave to develop state-of-the-art optical modem for European Space Agency and German Aerospace Center
WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, announced that the European Space Agency (ESA), with the support of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has awarded WORK Microwave […]
Mynaric hires veteran laser communications executive as President of Mynaric
Mynaric, provider of laser communications, named Mustafa Veziroglu as President of Mynaric and the newest member of its management board. In this role, Mustafa Veziroglu will oversee development, qualification and […]
Terran Orbital demonstrates next step in Space-to-Ground Optical Link on NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 satellite
This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize the space-based Earth Observation and synthetic aperture radar industries, among others, by offering a space-demonstrated solution to the data throughput bottlenecks that have […]
Mynaric signs L3Harris as strategic investor and intensifies collaboration
Under the framework of the investment, Mynaric will become a preferred provider of laser communications solutions and L3Harris will be granted certain collaboration privileges. Mynaric and L3Harris signed agreements regarding […]
BlueHalo awarded million$$ AFRL contract for Optical Laser Communications Flight Terminals + Ground Station
BlueHalo has been awarded a contract to deliver a pair of optical laser communications proto-flight terminals and a ground station to demonstrate on-orbit processing of satellite positioning and timing for […]
Northrop Grumman’s laser communication demonstration for Tranche 1 Transport Layer’s prototype constellation is success
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military. Performed for SDA leadership, the demonstration validated compatibility between commercially […]