{"id":216568,"date":"2025-10-21T23:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/216568\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:36:13","slug":"spacex-opens-up-its-starlink-laser-tech-to-third-party-companies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/216568\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Opens Up Its Starlink Laser Tech to Third-Party Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Starlink’s laser technology<\/a> is expanding beyond SpaceX.\u00a0On Tuesday, the startup Muon Space announced<\/a> that it\u2019s integrating the technology into its own satellites to provide them with an optical fiber-like connection to the orbiting Starlink constellation.<\/p>\n

The startup will tap SpaceX’s “mini laser terminals<\/a>,” which can support a 25Gbps connection between two satellites at a range of up to 4,000 kilometers. Muon Space plans on launching the \u201cfirst Starlink-enabled Halo satellite in Q1 2027,\u201d and has already started integrating the mini laser equipment in current customer satellite systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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SpaceX originally developed the laser system so that Starlink<\/a> satellites can essentially act as a mesh network<\/a> in space, giving them a way to fetch data from each other and further reduce latency. However, early last year, the company also\u00a0mentioned<\/a>\u00a0porting the laser system to third-party satellites, representing a new way for SpaceX to commercialize Starlink technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For Muon Space, the deal is important since the startup supplies weather and climate-monitoring satellite systems to third-party clients, including the US Space Force.\u00a0\u201cWith persistent optical broadband, Muon Halo satellites will move from being isolated vehicles to becoming active, real\u2011time nodes on Starlink\u2019s global network,\u201d CTO Pascal Stang says.<\/p>\n

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The results should eliminate communication delays with the satellites, making them as responsive as \u201ccloud providers and telecom networks on the ground,\u201d the startup adds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year, a separate US aerospace company, Vast, also announced<\/a> plans to use the laser system on its \u201cHaven-1\u201d private space station, which is slated to launch sometime in 2026. SpaceX\u2019s current laser system for Starlink can operate<\/a> at up to 200Gbps. However, earlier this year, the company announced the development of a smaller, mini laser system for third-party customers, which can support up to a 25Gbps connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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