👏 Congratulations to Astrolight for being selected to supply an optical communications terminal for Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)'s PeakSat Space Mission. The development will help validate next-generation optical communication technologies in low Earth orbit to Greek ground stations. The partnership involves integrating Astrolight’s ATLAS-1 optical terminal into PeakSat, a CubeSat mission that must will enable demonstrate laser communication from low Earth orbit (LEO) to ground stations in Greece.
🗣️ " The collaboration between Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Astrolight on the PeakSat mission exemplifies the dynamic growth we're fostering in Greece's space sector. ESA is proud to support this partnership, which will advance optical communication capabilities and demonstrate how academic-industry collaboration can drive technological progress in Europe's space economy. As announced at the end of 2024, we are in the Greek Connectivity implementation phase and my ESA team is full speed to enable the delivery of 11 IOD cubesats, Peaksat being one of them, for a launch in 2025," said Frédéric Rouesnel, Greek Connectivity RRF Project Manager at ESA.
🚀 As announced at the end of 2024, the project is in the Greek Connectivity implementation phase and my ESA team is full speed to enable the delivery of 11 IOD cubesats, Peaksat being one of them, for a launch in 2025.
🌍 The PeakSat mission is a key initiative under the Greek National Satellite Space Project, jointly launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance. We're supporting this endeavour to enhance Greece's space capabilities, which is implemented through the EU-funded Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Read more about the project 👉 https://lnkd.in/erpXQ_Bp
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