Satellite   Commercial Space  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

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.

Also: Satellite Evolution
2026-03-10T13:18:46.988441-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
Universe Today • Evan Gough

The Rubin Observatory's LSST Will Detect Imminent Impactors Before They Crash Into Earth

By Universe Today: One of the Vera Rubin Observatory's objectives is to detect incoming objects. It's decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time will detect one-meter class objects about to impact Earth and allow more detailed observations of them.

2026-03-10T12:33:50.702041-07:00