Astrolight

We're thrilled to share that Astrolight has been honored with the European Space Agency - ESA Rising Star Award for our advancements in laser communication technology! A big thank you to the European Space Agency - ESA and all our partners for unwavering support. If you're at IAC2024, don’t miss the chance to meet us at the Lithuanian Hub (booth MS-D03) 🇱🇹—we’ll be here until Friday, eager to connect and discuss the future of space communications. See you there!

Meet us at one of the biggest space industry events of the year – IAC2024! 🪐 This year's International Aeronautical Congress will happen from October 14 - 18 in Milan, Italy. That’s a perfect opportunity to meet and chat about our products (ATLAS-1 laser terminal, OGS-2 ground station, Uplink Laser Beacon System for tracking, and POLARIS - for naval optical communication), the future of laser communications, business updates, and other space matters. 🛰️ If you’re wondering where to find us among more than 8,000 participants, our representatives Ananda Buraityte and Adomas Lukenskas will be waiting for you at the Lithuanian Hub 🇱🇹 (MS-D03)! We, along with other Lithuanian space tech leaders, will hold a series of workshops and presentations showcasing Lithuanian research successes in the space industry. See you there!

We were waiting to share the latest experimental results from our ATLAS-1 optical terminal testing before it’s ready to kick off, and here it is! 🚀 Let’s get straight into it: ‣ First of all, our optical terminal successfully endured thermal vacuum (TVAC) over an extended temperature range, vibration, and shock tests, demonstrating its resilience to all expected loads. ‣ Most importantly, the terminal remained fully functional throughout the entire testing campaign, with no failures observed. Optical power remained within spec throughout, the FPGA as well as pointing sensors and actuators worked as expected and telemetries were gathered. We’re happy that one of the most important tests for ATLAS-1 so far went very well. It’s been hard work to reach these results, and that is definitely depicted in some new and exciting footage we’ve prepared for you. Thanks to Tartu Observatory for hosting us and conducting the latest test campaign! Take a look at the moments from testing below!

Let’s meet tomorrow at the European Space Agency - ESA's Industry Space Days 2024! Two of our colleagues, Adomas Lukenskas and Vik Tailor, are now heading to Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to represent Astrolight from September 17-18. Aside from the great keynote presentations, 1:1 discussions, and industry booths, everyone interested will get a chance to meet us and see ATLAS-1, our Space-to-Earth laser communication terminal that is undergoing final space qualification tests with 4 in-orbit demonstration missions already in the pipeline.. From passing CDR to being selected as one of the top 10 defence innovations for NATO’s DIANA, you might be wondering what’s next, right? Come over, and you will get all the answers to your questions!

We’re proud to announce that yesterday Astrolight 🛰️ was announced as one of the TOP 10 defence innovators by NATO DIANA! Only 4% of the applicants to the newly formed DIANA reached Phase I, so moving to Phase II marks a huge milestone for us! DIANA is an organisation set up by NATO Allies in 2023 to tackle complex security challenges with disruptive dual-use technologies. Phase II marks a new stage for our products. Additional funding, advice, and networking opportunities will allow us to continue the development of unjammable, undetectable, high-bandwidth laser communication for operations in space, sea, air, and on the ground. Astrolight's laser communication technology offers these benefits, aiming to provide NATO a secure alternative to conventional radio frequency communications, vulnerable to electronic warfare attacks. Stay tuned for more news regarding this - this will be an exciting journey! The full article is in the comments below ⬇️

Summer’s over, but we’ve been working on something very exciting! 🪐 Our journey toward setting the stage for next-gen secure space-to-Earth data transmission is full on. Passing the European Space Agency - ESA's CDR for ATLAS-1 was a great milestone, but it is not the final step that we are quickly approaching. Take a look at some never seen before footage from the ATLAS-1 assembly clean room, where precision, accuracy, and attention to detail combine in our assembly process. Wondering what’s next? 🛰️ Stay tuned and you will find out the results of our final tests very soon!

Are you ready to enhance your space missions with next-gen laser comms? We’re sure you would benefit from it, so let’s chat at the Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) 🛰️ from Monday (Aug 5) until next Thursday! We will be waiting for you at the Booth #66 in the Taggart Student Center for everything Astrolight tech-related: for the ones who have heard about us and the ones who are yet to discover. If you’re not sure what to expect, well… Dalius Petrulionis, our CTO, recently shared this after Astrolight’s ATLAS-1 passed @ESA’s CDR: “The subsystems coming together to make up the ATLAS-1 communication terminal have been in development for the better part of the last four years. Now we're geared towards an efficient downlink of data generated in space. With a built-in optical feedback mechanism, ATLAS-1 receives real-time data to monitor transmit beam divergence and pointing angle shifts, and the whole tech is much smaller than other optical communication systems currently available in the market, saving costs while still maintaining overall data throughput.” Let’s continue this conversation - we’ll be waiting!

Astrolight's ATLAS-1 passed the European Space Agency - ESA's Critical Design Review, and you can learn more about that on SatNews! Check the link below in the comments section ⤵

It's definitely a great time to be a part of NATO DIANA - take a look at some of our recent achievements (and footage!)

“In the current climate, it’s very important to have something that is hard to jam.” These were the introductory words by our co-founder and CTO, Dalius Petrulionis, last week at Eurosatory. He represented Astrolight and had a chance to showcase our POLARIS and ATLAS products, an alternative to traditional RF communication. We won’t give too many spoilers this time, because the interview is out for you to view, but stay alert: • The “laser is the future”, but the future is now - it’s already deployable. • You can have more data transmitted, for cheaper. • It can overcome many traditional RF communication problems, such as lack of security. Check the interview below right away!