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SSC Space commissions optical ground station in Santiago to enable free‑space laser communications

SSC Space has brought a new optical ground station into service at its Santiago, Chile site to enable free‑space laser communications. The installation expands the company’s laser‑satellite communications network and provides additional ground‑station capacity for space‑to‑ground optical links.

Discovered 2026-03-10T10:40:13.029425-07:00 | 2026-03-10T10:40:13.029425-07:00

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  • Expands ground‑infrastructure capacity for space‑to‑ground optical links, feeding into broader discussions about national and commercial ground‑station strategy.
  • Reinforces the industry shift toward laser‑linked optical networks to relieve LEO comms bottlenecks and increase bandwidth for satellite data traffic (optical networks maturing).
  • Creates a Southern‑hemisphere ground endpoint that can support upcoming in‑orbit laser‑terminal demonstrations and commercial optical‑communications services.

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