Satellogic, Skyloom sign agreement for multipath optical comms data transmission

Skyloom Global announced that it has signed an agreement with Satellogic, a player in submeter Earth Observation data and satellite technology. The agreement details plans to integrate Skyloom’s Optical Communications Terminal onto Satellogic satellites. Utilizing Skyloom’s OCT, Satellogic will test new methods of high-resolution EO data delivery through both SkyCompass-1, the geostationary-based lasercom network infrastructure Skyloom developed with its partner, Space Compass, and direct downlink to a gateway within view of the low altitude image area, significantly decreasing latency. As a first step in its commissioning, the Satellogic spacecraft will conduct a low earth orbit-to-ground link by handshaking with Skyloom’s optical ground station in Broomfield, Colorado. The Satellogic-Skyloom agreement follows a feasibility study on the ability of Satellogic’s Mark-V platform to establish lasercom links.