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Home / optical communications

Tag: optical communications

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Kepler demonstrates space-to-ground optical links for proposed relay network 

by Jason Rainbow May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Canada’s Kepler Communications said it has successfully demonstrated optical data links between a prototype satellite in low Earth orbit and a partner’s ground station for the first time.

Spire Global cubesats recently demonstrated optical links. Credit: Spire Global
Posted inCommercial

Seeing the light: Cubesats share optical data

by Debra Werner April 9, 2025April 8, 2025
Posted inCommercial

Rocket Lab to expand into laser communications with Mynaric acquisition

by Jason Rainbow March 11, 2025March 12, 2025
Posted inCommercial

Spire demonstrates optical links between cubesats

by Debra Werner March 3, 2025March 3, 2025
Posted inMilitary

Space Development Agency pushes back on GAO’s criticism 

by Sandra Erwin February 27, 2025February 27, 2025
Illustration of satellites communicating through optical crosslink generated via DALL-E for SpaceNews
Posted inOpinion

Space data centers will connect us faster and more sustainably than ever before

by Stewart Marsh December 11, 2024December 4, 2024
Posted inCommercial

BlackSky to equip its future satellites with military-compatible laser terminals

by Sandra Erwin September 28, 2024September 28, 2024
Posted inCommercial

Mynaric’s manufacturing woes threaten to delay production of U.S. military satellites

by Sandra Erwin August 22, 2024August 22, 2024
Illustration of TDRS-13, the final sat- ellite in NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation, which has provided crucial connectivity for govern- ment users like the ISS and the U.S. De- partment of Defense for decades. NASA is transitioning to commercial alternatives to meet future data relay needs.
Posted inFrom the Magazine

The Space Relayers: NASA’s latest bet on the private sector is starting to take shape

by Jason Rainbow July 5, 2024July 17, 2024
Posted inCommercial

Kepler demonstrates optical data relay service in LEO

by Jason Rainbow June 11, 2024June 10, 2024

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