A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 6-103 mission successfully launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Feb. 24, 2026. Following liftoff, the Falcon ...

In a demonstration, a General Atomics optical communications terminal mounted on a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 twin engine aircraft established communications with a Tesat optical terminal on a ...

A 2-watt laser, no brighter than a nightlight, has just delivered data at 1 gigabit per second from a satellite 36,000 kilometers above Earth five times faster than Starlink, and with a fraction of ...

Rocket Lab has completed its acquisition of Mynaric AG, adding laser optical communications terminals to its product lineup. The deal gives Rocket Lab its first operational footprint in Europe and ...

In a high-altitude test that could reshape the future of global satellite communications, China has successfully transmitted data at 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) from a geostationary orbit using a ...

China's BlueStar Optical Domain has a strategic vision of building a full-domain wireless optical network ecosystem. Credit: BlueStar Optical Domain HELSINKI — Shanghai-based laser communications ...

POLARIS at NATO Exercise REPMUS 25 in October 2025. POLARIS is a small, gimballed free space optical communication solution for naval vessels and unmanned surface vessels. (Photo source: NATO DIANA, ...

In a significant advancement in space technology, SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation has established a robust and extensive inter-satellite laser communication system, revolutionizing global ...

Astrogate aims to get its technology in orbit by end-2025 and set up optical ground stations in Australia and the Middle East The startup operates in the global optical satellite communication market, ...

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki Ph.D.) and the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech, President: OBATA Makoto), collaborated with ...