Astrolight has concluded a significant milestone by completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the company’s ATLAS-1 Space-to-Earth laser communication on-orbit demonstration mission. The European Commission (EC) has selected the […]
Optical Laser Communications
Novaspace report: Standardization is key for optical comms tech democratization
Novaspace anticipates that standardization will drive democratization, catalyzing the fast-paced technological evolution of optical communications and the market. Government-supported standardization efforts, such as the SDA program, have been conducted to drive […]
FSO Instruments builds on TNO’s groundbreaking laser comms in space technology
Recently, TNO and AAC Clyde Space reported the successful testing and commissioning of its compact laser satellite communication terminal — this establishes space flight heritage for TNO’s groundbreaking technology, which […]
Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth
Researchers from TNO have successfully connected a satellite to a ground station on Earth via self-developed laser communication technology — this is the first time this has been achieved with […]
Skyloom + Satellogic sign multipath optical comms data transmission agreement
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL) has signed an agreement with Skyloom to integrate the latter’s Optical Communications Terminal (“OCT”) onto Satellogic satellites. Using Skyloom’s OCT, Satellogic will test new methods of high-resolution EO […]
Warpspace partners with Australian EO satellite operator LatConnect60
Warpspace has signed a strategic partnership agreement with LatConnect 60 Ltd. to create a mechanism to monitor carbon emissions from space efficiently and in very high resolution. LatConnect 60 Ltd. […]
BridgeComm + X-lumin collaborate on optical ground station manufacturing and market delivery
BridgeComm and X-lumin Corporation have signed a two-way, exclusive, teaming agreement to manufacture and market a new ground-to-space (G2S) communication solution. The G2S solution is designed for all-weather austere locations, […]
CONTEC selects Cailabs for the company’s next optical ground station
CONTEC recently ordered an optical ground station (OGS) from Cailabs, which will be installed in 2024. CONTEC, a Korean company that was spun off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute […]
Mynaric to develop quantum comms for satellite networks
Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN) was selected for three technology development projects that are related to quantum communication — these projects are part of the second phase of the QuNET initiative funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and co-funded with a total amount […]
WORK Microwave selected to deliver a turn-key Optical Ground Station for U.S. government
WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite ground station equipment for commercial and defense applications, has been selected by a major operator of ground station networks to deliver a […]