Europe Tests Laser Links as Satellite Comms Outgrow Radio

Europe tests laser links as satellite comms outgrow radio

Europe's hunt for secure, high-capacity satellite communications infrastructure has produced a laser-equipped mountaintop ground station in northern Greece. Lithuanian space and defense biz Astrolight says that it has commissioned a new optical ground station in Greece that will support ESA-backed CubeSat missions testing laser-based communications between satellites and Earth. The Holomondas Optical Ground Station was built through the PeakSat …

Astrolight & Aristotle University to boost Europe’s space connectivity

Astrolight, a space and defence company developing laser communication solutions across space, ground, and maritime domains, completed the commissioning of the Holomondas Optical Ground Station (OGS) in Greece this March. The station will support Greek In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) missions, now underway, with high-throughput, secure optical data transmissions from the satellites in orbit to the Holomondas OGS on Earth. The OGS…

Astrolight and ESA Unveil Operational Optical Ground Station in Greece for Satellite Laser Links – SatNews

On May 18, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance announced the successful development and commissioning of the Holomondas Optical Ground Station (OGS) in […]

Astrolight and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki to Boost Europe’s Space Connectivity with New Optical Ground Station in Greece

Holomondas Optical Ground Station in Greece, commissioned by Astrolight. Source: Astrolight.  The station will support in-orbit demonstration and validation of high-speed and secure space-to-Earth laser communication links for the Greek CubeSat missions, part of ESA’s effort to advance European optical connectivity in space. May 18, 2026. Astrolight, a space and defense company developing laser communication solutions across space, ground, and m…