{"id":47406,"date":"2026-03-10T18:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/ssc-space-brings-new-optical-ground-station-into-service-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:10:16","slug":"ssc-space-brings-new-optical-ground-station-into-service-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/ssc-space-brings-new-optical-ground-station-into-service-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SSC Space Brings New Optical Ground Station into Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_402610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402610\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-402610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Optical-Ground-Station-OGS-Santiago-de-Chile-horizontal-small-768x611-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Optical-Ground-Station-OGS-Santiago-de-Chile-horizontal-small-768x611-copy.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Optical-Ground-Station-OGS-Santiago-de-Chile-horizontal-small-768x611-copy-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Optical-Ground-Station-OGS-Santiago-de-Chile-horizontal-small-768x611-copy-640x509.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-402610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SSC\u2019s new optical ground station in Santiago, Chile. Photo: SSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>SSC Space<\/strong> is bringing a new optical ground station (OGS) into service at its site in Santiago, Chile. It will enable free-space laser communication between satellites and the ground, strengthening the capabilities of SSC Space in next-generation communication solutions. SSC Space made the announcement, March 10.<\/p>\n<p>The new station is part of the SSC Space optical service development project NODES within the European Space Agency\u2019s (ESA) Optical and Quantum Communications \u2013 ScyLight program, designed to accelerate the development of optical ground capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Manufactured by Safran Space, this new OGS complements traditional radio frequency links with laser-based optical links, offering data rates up to 10 Gbit\/s. It will also offer narrow, directed beams which are difficult to intercept or jam and resilient to interference and cross-talk. It will also have multi-mission capability and bi-directional communications (throughout 2026) with integrated modems supporting CCSDS and Space Development Agency (SDA) standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe station in Santiago is not just another node \u2013 it\u2019s a leap forward. We\u2019re moving satellite communications into a new era of speed, security, and resilience. As part of the NODES network, this station brings us closer to fulfilling tomorrow\u2019s mission needs, with interference-resistant transmission capable of meeting heavy data demand,\u201d Hanna Sundberg, optical program manager, SSC Space, said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SSC\u2019s new optical ground station in Santiago, Chile. Photo: SSC SSC Space is bringing a new optical ground station (OGS) into service at its site in Santiago, Chile. It will enable free-space laser communication between satellites and the ground, strengthening the capabilities of SSC Space in next-generation communication solutions. 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