The Directory for
Satellite Laser Communication

European market and technology leader in satellite laser communications. Heritage of 14+ flight models in the European Data Relay System (EDRS).

Munich-based manufacturer of laser communication terminals for space, airborne, and ground applications. NASDAQ-listed (MYNA).

Operates the world's largest deployed fleet of laser ISL terminals with 9,000+ active space lasers on the Starlink constellation.

Leading US-based free-space optical laser communications provider. Acquired SA Photonics in 2022. First terminal to pass SDA Tranche 1 interoperability testing.

Optical communications center of excellence via TAS Switzerland. Contracted to deliver 1,200 OPTEL-C terminals for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation.

Produces the LCT100 family of optical inter-satellite link terminals. Partners with Skyloom for SDA-compliant terminal integration.

US-based builder of SDA-compliant OCTs and GEO relay network. Demonstrated production rate of 1 terminal per day. Partners with Honeywell and NEC.

Produces both space-based OCTs and ground-based OGTs. Demonstrated first air-to-space optical link with Kepler Communications in 2025.

Division of the Safran Group operating the IRIS OGS product line with the Cortex Lasercom modem. ESA NODES program participant.

Specializes in MPLC (Multi-Plane Light Conversion) technology for atmospheric turbulence mitigation. TILBA-OGS named TIME Best Invention of 2025.

Built both ISL and satellite-to-ground terminals for JAXA's LUCAS program. Achieved world's first successful 1.5 µm optical ISL mission data transmission in 2025.

Manufactures the CubeCAT terminal via Hyperion Technologies subsidiary. Achieved TRL 9 with in-orbit demonstration in 2023.

Offers Laser Communications as a Service (LCaaS) with subscription-based model. In-orbit demonstration planned for 2026.

Italian manufacturer of high-precision optomechanical systems for optical ground stations. ESA HyDRON program contractor. Partner of Skyloom for Skyloom Europe.

Kongsberg Satellite Services. Built the world's first commercial optical ground station (2021, Nemea, Greece). Operates the European Optical Nucleus Network (EONN).