Tag: Satellite Laser Communication Terminals
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MBRYONICS Unveils 25-800G Bi-Di Coherent Optical Transceiver
MBRYONICS, a global leader in satellite optical communications, announced a landmark technical breakthrough: the development of MBRYONICS STARLIGHT, the world’s first 25-800G Bi-Di Coherent Optical Transceiver. STARLIGHT is a purpose-built from the ground-up for space and provides ultra high speed, free space optical links with dual lasers for separate transmit and receive wavelengths. The announcement…
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Observable Space Secures $94 Million U.S Space Force IDIQ Contract
Observable Space, a full-stack, vertically-integrated space technology company advancing laser communications, ground-based optical sensing, and in-space systems, announced a $94 million sole-sourced Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award from the U.S Space Force. The award is part of the Department of War’s Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program to augment existing Space…
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General Atomics Advances to Phase 3 of Space Force Terminal Program
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been selected to perform Phase 3 of the U.S. Space Force’s Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program following successful government verification of the company’s optical communication terminal (OCT) at MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Optical Terminal Verification Testbed (OTVT). Phase 3 will transition the EST effort from prototype development into flight hardware production…
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Rocket Lab Finalizes Mynaric Acquisition Expands Optical Communications Portfolio
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has completed the acquisition of Mynaric AG, a leading provider of laser optical communications terminals for air, space and mobile applications. Rocket Lab paid an aggregate consideration value of $155.3 million consisting of a nominal cash payment and 2,277,002 shares of…
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Mynaric Achieves Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution with CONDOR Mk3 Terminals
Mynaric, a leading provider of laser communications terminals for air, space and ground applications, has successfully demonstrated the transmission and reception of quantum encryption keys using commercially available laser communication terminals. This milestone, utilising Mynaric’s CONDOR Mk3, marks a major step forward in bringing quantum-secure communications out of the laboratory and into real-world operational systems.…
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Mynaric Showcases Space Products for Laser Communications Networks
Mynaric, a provider of laser communication products for space and airborne networks, is highlighting the portfolio of space-qualified optical communications terminals designed to support high-throughput data links in space applications. Mynaric’s space products are engineered to enable high-capacity, low-latency communications in satellite constellations, inter-satellite links and ground-to-space connectivity for Earth observation, broadband services, defense and…
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TESAT Delivers the First SCOT20 Optical Communication Terminal to Planetek HELLAS
TESAT and Planetek Hellas announce the delivery and acceptance of the first SCOT20 Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) flight model. The terminal will be deployed on Optisat, Planetek Hellas’ pioneering mission under Greece’s National Satellite Space Program, supported by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications. The Optisat mission is among Greece’s first CubeSat…
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SES Partners with Cailabs for Testing Next-Generation Laser Communication Technology
SES, a leading space solutions company, announced it will test new optical ground stations built by France-based Cailabs to send data from space using laser beams instead of radio waves. By using optical communication, SES expects to be able to boost data transmission speeds, provide more secure links, and help alleviate congestion in increasingly crowded…
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AeroVironment Secures $240 Million Contract for Space Laser Communication Systems
AeroVironment, global manufacturer of all-domain defense technologies and mission-critical space capabilities, announced a nearly $240M order for its long-haul laser communications terminals from an undisclosed customer who will deploy the systems on orbit. AV’s long-haul laser communications terminals have demonstrated multi-orbit, space-to-space satellite crosslink capabilities while operating in the complex challenges of space environments, including…
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Optical Surfaces Releases New Vacuum-Compatible Reflective Beam Expanders
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced that its reflective beam expanders are now available with the option to optimally operate in high vacuum environments, expanding or reducing high-power laser beams. Benefiting from a high-throughput off-axis design, these beam expanders provide an unobstructed output and highly efficient transmission. The reflective design of these beam expanders is achromatic,…