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Astrolight

Lithuanian startup building laser terminals for satellites and the optical ground stations that receive them, and now running routine laser downlinks for customers.

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

  • In service

    ATLAS-1

    Small laser terminal sending satellite data to the ground

On the ground · 0 km · Earth’s surface

Known rounds

DateRoundAmountLed by
May 2025Seed€2.8MBalnord⁠1

Milestones

  • Oct 2026 Astrolight began routine, remotely operated laser downlinks from its ATLAS-1 terminal on the ERMIS-3 satellite to its OGS-2.5 station in Greece. Company statement⁠2
  • Nov 2025 Astrolight and ESA began building an optical ground station in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Company statement⁠3

Sources

  1. AstrolightMay 5, 2025
  2. AstrolightOct 8, 2026
  3. SpaceNewsNov 25, 2025
  4. Astrolight (contacts)

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