Meet the startup testing space-based solar farms that use lasers to send power to Earth

A California-based startup is launching space-based satellites into orbit that will beam solar energy back to Earth using lasers.
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Eutelsat partners with Skynopy to market its excess ground station capacity to Earth observation

European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced a partnership with Skynopy to explore selling the spare capacity from its ...
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Eutelsat partners with Skynopy to explore opening OneWeb ground stations to Earth observation

TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat has teamed up with French satellite connectivity startup Skynopy to explore offering Earth observation operators spare capacity on the ground stations used for OneWeb, its low ...
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NASA’s final Psyche laser message reaches Earth after 218-million-mile journey

Since Psyche launched in 2023, NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology test has seen the mission beam a series of messages back to Earth via laser. The spacecraft’s 65th and final ...
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SES partners with Cailabs on optical space-to-ground test phase to determine commercial viability

“Optical communication can provide much higher bandwidth, better data security, and less risk of spectrum congestion,” said Carmel Ortiz, SVP of MEO programs at SES, in a statement. “The Cailabs ...