Gilmour preps laser communications for validation mission


James Riley
Editorial Director

Gilmour Space Technologies has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Singapore laser communications startup Transcelestial to integrate and test high-bandwidth communications on its next ElaraSat mission.

The companies say the first stage of the partnership involves building the Transcelestial laser system into the ElaraSat MMS-2 satellite due to launch on a SpaceX rideshare mission in October.

A further collaboration on building a laser communications ground station in Queensland could follow …

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