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Archangel Lightworks has signed an Optical-Ground-Station-as-a-Service contract with Sony Space Communications Corporation (SSCC)
Oxford, UK - 25th August 2026
Archangel Lightworks has signed an Optical-Ground-Station-as-a-Service contract with Sony Space Communications Corporation (SSCC) to support testing of optical space-to-ground connectivity.
Under the agreement, Archangel Lightworks will connect SSCC’s space laser communications terminals with its TERRA-M optical ground station network.
The collaboration brings together two complementary parts of the optical communications ecosystem. SSCC is developing laser communications technology for use in space, while Archangel Lightworks provides the optical ground infrastructure needed to support space-to-ground connectivity.
Working together will allow the two companies to utilise SSCC’s terminals with Archangel Lightworks’ TERRA-M network, confirming the role optical communications will play in future satellite architectures.
Optical communications will be a critical technology for high-volume space-to-ground connectivity to seamlessly connect terrestrial and space-based networks.
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ABOUT ARCHANGEL LIGHTWORKS
Archangel Lightworks builds deployable communication systems to connect networks in space with networks on the ground. Today, space and terrestrial networks are not well-connected leading to insecure, insufficient, and vulnerable infrastructure. High volume, secure links between space and ground are needed. We are driving down the Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) of optical terminals to make lasercom available and affordable. Our core product, the TERRA-M, is a miniature Optical Ground Station. The TERRA-M brings deployable, resilient connectivity to wherever it is needed, helping to solve some of Earth’s most critical problems from economic inclusion to climate change.
