Optical Communications — Space Hardware Marketplace

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Optical Communications

STARCOM Optical Communications Terminal

Mbryonics
Price on request
  • Usable aperture50% larger than competitors (per manufacturer)
  • Link distance80,000+ km
  • Data rateUp to 400 Gbps (by 2027)

Laser communications terminal for optical inter-satellite links and space-to-ground links — up to 400 Gbps, 80,000+ km link…

Communications

AstroLink Laser Communication Terminal

AstroGate Labs
Price on request
  • Data rate (Downlink)Up to 1 Gbps
  • Wavelength1550 nm
  • Pointing accuracy±1° bus pointing tolerance

SWaP-optimized laser communication terminal for CubeSats and NanoSats, 1 Gbps downlink at 1550 nm, integrated fine pointing, ITAR-free,…

Communications

Apolink

Apolink
Price on request
  • Coverage24/7 persistent, pole-to-pole
  • Link typesHybrid RF + optical (FSO)
  • Target orbitsLEO, any orbit (relay)

Apolink is an on-demand real-time communications service that keeps satellites continuously connected for telemetry and command links.

Communications

Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC)

QinetiQ Space
Price on request
  • Demonstrated range>100 km (HAPS-to-HAPS)
  • SpectrumLicense-free (optical)
  • Beam typeDirectional point-to-point

Laser-based high-speed directional communication system for air, land, maritime, and space platforms — demonstrated >100 km range with…

Ground Segment

Scotty LEO User Terminal

Skyloom Global Corp.
Price on request
  • Network accessEnables access to Skyloom's network via GEO
  • Data rateSupports LEO-GEO links up to 20 Gbps
  • Field of regardHemispherical Field Of Regard

LEO user optical terminal enabling multi-Gbps LEO-to-GEO data relay via Skyloom's optical network, up to 20 Gbps.

Ground Segment

Optical Ground Stations

General Atomics Synopta GmbH
Price on request
  • S-aogs telescope size> Ø 0.5 m
  • T-aogs telescope sizeØ 0.25 m to Ø 1 m
  • Data rate with GEO satellite> 2 Gbit/s (uplink and downlink)

Stationary and transportable adaptive optical ground stations for laser communication with satellites in GEO/MEO/LEO or deep space.

Communications

CENTAURI 25G

Transcelestial
Price on request
  • Data rate25 Gbps, full-duplex
  • Link range200 m to 3+ km
  • Deployment timeas little as 0.5 day per link

World's first commercially available 25 Gbps wireless laser communication terminal, extending the CENTAURI FSOC platform to higher throughput.

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