World’s Smallest Deployable Operational Optical Ground Station Proves Capability in Successful Trials
The Dstl-funded trial showed Archangel Lightworks’ TERRA-M can download many gigabytes in a 90-second pass and reach 10 Gbps, officials said.
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UK armed forces aims for secure comms via optical satellite links
Britain is looking to deploy high-speed optical satellite links for its armed forces, with the aim of providing faster and more secure comms for personnel on operations. The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) says it has completed field trials it funded involving downloads of data from space with a “deployable” optical ground station from UK firm Archangel Lightworks. “Deployable” here means that the unit in question - the TER…
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Oxford, UK – 27 May 2026 Archangel Lightworks, the laser communications company, has successfully completed field trials of the TERRA-M, the world’s smallest deployable operational optical ground station, proving its […] The post World’s smallest deployable operational optical ground station proves capability in successful trials appeared first on SpaceNews.
The British company Archangel Lightworks has passed field trials of its TERRA-M, the world's smallest deployable laser optical earth station, capable of communicating with satellites in low orbit.
Archangel Lightworks Completes Successful Trials for Miniature Deployable Optical Ground Station – SatNews
Archangel Lightworks, an Oxford-based laser communications company, has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its TERRA-M system, which is currently the world’s smallest deployable operational optical ground station. In a recent […]
Archangel Lightworks says TERRA-M optical ground station proves capability in field trials
The company said data was securely and rapidly transferred between TERRA-M and a satellite in low Earth orbit during a multi-day field trial in the Mediterranean region earlier this month. The trials used the U.S. Space Development Agency laser communication standard and were repeated across multiple satellite passes to demonstrate reliability. TERRA-M is much smaller than traditional optical ground stations, with an optical head measuring 1.1 m…
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