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Officina Stellare wins $2 million contract for lasercom ground station in Spain

Written by  Emma Gatti Friday, 20 March 2026 20:49
An optical ground station. Credit: Officina Stellare

MILAN – Officina Stellare, an Italian manufacturer of advanced opto-mechanical systems, has signed a 1.84 million euro ($2.0 million) contract with the Barcelona-based Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), the company announced March 17.

The contract covers the design and construction of an optical ground station for future laser and quantum-encrypted space-to-Earth communications. The infrastructure will […]

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