StarCom optical terminal
Laser link letting satellites talk to each other and Earth
MBRYONICS
Irish photonics company in Galway that builds laser communication terminals for satellites and optical ground stations, and is scaling up factories to produce them in volume.
Products, by altitude
Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km
Testing
On the ground · 0 km · Earth’s surface
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STARGATE optical ground station
Ground station that links laser satellites to Earth networks
Milestones
- Apr 2026 MBRYONICS announced Photon-2, a 40,000 square foot production facility in Shannon meant to build thousands of optical terminals by 2027. Company statement1
- Apr 2026 MBRYONICS won an ESA contract, in a team led by Kepler Communications, for in-orbit demonstrations under Element 3 of the HydRON optical network program. Company statement2
Sources
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