Gilmour Space Technologies and Transcelestial have…

Gilmour Space Technologies and Transcelestial have entered a long-term strategic partnership to bring laser communications capabilities to advance how data moves on satellites. As part of an upcoming mission, Gilmour Space will fly a Transcelestial terminal and support an in-orbit demonstration designed to validate the performance of wireless laser communications in real operating conditions.

Transcelestial’s laser communications technology unlocks a new infrastructure layer for data to move from satellite-to-satellite and satellite-to-ground, also delivering unmatched security in the point-to-point communication, which is impervious to jamming and has baked-in Post Quantum Cryptography enabled for Quantum-safe communications.

They will also explore opportunities to strengthen the enabling infrastructure around optical communications, including the potential to co-host an Optical Ground Station in Queensland and jointly pursue Australian R&D grants for future demonstrator missions and super-advanced network capabilities.