SpaceX's Starlink uses a dense network of low-orbit satellites to compensate for lower altitude and limited per-satellite ...

A 2-watt laser, no brighter than a nightlight, has just delivered data at 1 gigabit per second from a satellite 36,000 ...

The space-based laser communication market has a transformative impact by revolutionizing global communication networks with higher data rates and lower latency.

DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that America’s strategic adversaries are already developing this satellite ...

The laser system's data transfer speeds do degrade as Psyche gets farther away from Earth. In December 2023, the spacecraft reached downlink rates of "62.5Mbps, 100Mbps, and 267Mbps" while it was ...

But a higher-energy version of this phenomenon could use a ground- or space-based laser beam to push a lightsail on a spacecraft in a more directed way.

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The successful test will make it possible to use space-based laser comms on mobile, land-based, naval and airborne platforms, the Armed Forces Ministry said.

From Starlink to Kuiper: Global Laser Communication Market Booms with Next-Gen Satellite Networks and Secure Data NeedsDublin, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Space-Based Laser Communication ...

From Starlink to Kuiper: Global Laser Communication Market Booms with Next-Gen Satellite Networks and Secure Data NeedsDublin, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Space-Based Laser Communication ...