Astrolight, founded in 2019, is a Lithuanian space-tech company specializing in developing free-space optical communication systems, offering higher data throughput and security compared to traditional radio communications. They focus on laser communication technologies for space-to-Earth and ship-to-ship applications, including their ATLAS-1 optical terminal. Astrolight partners with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, providing solutions for LEO satellites and contributing to projects like the PeakSat mission.
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The test satellite will use the HydRON network as a third-party user to evaluate both the network and Astrolight’s optical terminal.
Astrolight’s HydRON mission and the Greenland station both received funding through ESA’s ARTES ScyLight program.
The HydRON Element 3 spacecraft will carry optical communication terminals from TESAT Spacecom, Mbryonics Ltd., and Astrolight UAB.
Astrolight’s ATLAS-X terminal builds on the company’s ATLAS-1 and ATLAS-2 solutions.
PeakSat and ERMIS-3 flew Atlas-1 terminals from Astrolight.
Astrolight’s Greenland optical ground station is projected to be the most northerly optical ground station in the world and is estimated to achieve 10 times more data throughput at 70 percent lower cost than current alternatives.
Astrolight is developing a laser optical ground station in western Greenland in partnership with the European Space Agency, scheduled to deploy at the end of 2026.
Astrolight is a company from Lithuania focused on optical communications technologies.
Astrolight aims to build a global network enabling optical communication between satellites and from space to ground.
Astrolight aims to build a minimum viable network not constrained by the limitations of radio frequency links.
In May, Astrolight raised a €2.8 million seed round to support its projects.
Astrolight expects to demonstrate its first payloads for intersatellite links in 2027.
Astrolight seeks to create dual-use optical comms technology that integrates with both military and commercial satellites.
Astrolight plans to develop multiple optical communications technologies to create a reliable and robust system for satellite operators.
Astrolight plans to deploy its first optical ground station in Greenland as early as next year.
Astrolight developed the ATLAS-1 subsystems over the better part of the last four years.
The European Commission enabled Astrolight to work with ISISPACE, which is providing the satellite that will carry the ATLAS-1 payload into orbit next year.
The mission’s objective is to establish laser communication downlinks and demonstrate pointing, acquisition, and tracking capabilities at gigabit-per-second data rates between Astrolight’s ATLAS-1 and Cailabs’ optical ground station.
Astrolight and Cailabs entered into an agreement to launch a satellite mission hosting Astrolight’s ATLAS-1 space-to-Earth laser communication terminal.
Astrobotic partnered with Eternal Light under a collaboration called AstroLight to win a prize for Mission Activity 2 of the Watts on the Moon Challenge.