Lithuanian space company Astrolight launches Greenland optical ground station project


Lithuanian space startup Astrolight has begun to build its first optical ground station (OGS) in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, which will be based on laser technology. Credit: Astrolight.

WARSAW, Poland — The European Space Agency and Lithuanian space startup Astrolight are building the first optical ground station (OGS) in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as a way to bolster ground communications and to help protect against signal interference or piracy. Based on laser technology, the station is to provide greater space-to-ground connectivity than radio frequency (RF), […]

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