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SA Photonics

US
commercialFounded 2002
Los Gatos, California, United States
www.caci.com/optical-and-photonic-solutions
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Before acquiring SA Photonics, CACI focused on higher-end laser communications terminals designed for higher orbits and tougher radiation environments and was developing a lower-price-point version aimed at the SDA market.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/30/2022CACI ramping up production of optical terminals for low Earth orbit satellites

DARPA’s Blackjack program plans to launch a pair of small satellites next year that will carry optical inter-satellite links made by SA Photonics.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/8/2020DoD to test laser communications terminals in low Earth orbit