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Astrolight and ESA Are Building Northernmost Optical Ground Station in Greenland, First of Its Kind in the Region

Astrolight, a pioneer in laser-based telecommunication systems, has begun building its first Optical Ground Station (OGS) in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, in partnership with the European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications. The project, funded under ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Optical and Quantum Communications – ScyLight programme, marks the northernmost station of its kind and the first established…