https://spacewatch.global/tag/laurynas-maciulis-2/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/laurynas-maciulis-2/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/astrolight-joins-kepler-led-team-on-esas-hydron-optical-communication-network-project/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:29:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73014 Kepler Communications is leading a group of industry partners, including Astrolight, on a multimillion-euro contract under the European Space Agency’s High-throughput Optical Network (HydRON) project to develop HydRON’s user-terminal segment, known as Element 3. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/astrolight-set-for-first-in-orbit-demonstration-of-atlas-1-laser-communications-terminal/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71446 Astrolight is set to demonstrate its low-SWaP ATLAS-1 laser communication terminals in space for the first time, launching them on two satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission in March, to facilitate secure, high-bandwidth space-to-ground communication. The two satellites will be part of Greece’s national small satellite initiative, backed by the European Space Agency. Operating within the ERMIS satellite constellation and the PeakSat mission, they will demonstrate gigabit-per-second downlinks to optical ground stations in Greece, helping to advance the country's national space infrastructure.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/astrolight-and-esa-are-building-an-arctic-region-optical-ground-station-in-greenland/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68946 Astrolight has begun building an Optical Ground Station in Greenland, in partnership with ESA's Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications. The new facility, expected to be completed by the end of 2026, will serve as a crucial node between satellites orbiting Earth’s polar region and ground-based data networks. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/astrolight-expands-into-denmark-to-advance-dual-use-laser-communication/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64545 Astrolight is expanding into Denmark, reinforcing Denmark’s role in secure satellite and naval communications while supporting strategic defense initiatives.]]>