 up to 6,000 kilometers, and another for 10 Gbps space-to-ground communications. Target customers for these systems are low-Earth-orbit constellations, he said.

Matsumori, who took the helm at BridgeSat after previous careers at Qualcomm, Virgin Orbit and SpaceX, said BridgeSat is working with Tesat-Spacecom and Thales Alenia Space to create optical terminals that will work with the BridgeSat network. Terminals from other manufacturers will also work with BridgeSat’s ground network, he said.

“My primary business is a global network of ground stations,” Matsumori explained. “Think of it as Verizon. Verizon makes money by phones using their network. The phone itself is a means to getting the network usage. BridgeSat is the same.”

BridgeSat’s target customers are remote-sensing operators whose satellites collect large volumes of imagery and need to quickly dump that data to clear memory for new observations. Iceye, the Finnish startup that launched a 70-kilogram synthetic aperture radar satellite in January, agreed in May to use BridgeSat terminals and the company’s ground network.

Like the transition from copper wires to fiber optic cables, ground stations that use optical terminals can support substantially higher throughputs. That means remote-sensing satellites can beam down more pictures, and telecom satellites can devote more in-space radiofrequency resources to revenue generation, Matsumori said. A single optical ground station “can download terabits easily” during the minutes when a satellite passes overhead, he said.

Bill Ostrove, an analyst at Forecast International, described laser-comm as having a lot of potential not only for greater throughput, but because it doesn’t require coveted radio-frequency spectrum.

“As radio waves become more crowded and more data is being demanded of satellites, it’s a way of increasing bandwidth and avoiding radio-frequency crowding issues,” he said.

The catch is optical links are weather sensitive — cloud cover blocks the beams, disabling communications. Matsumori emphasized site diversity — having stations spread out geographically in sunny regions — so that if one station is blocked, another can take its place.

To streamline regulatory landing rights approvals, Matsumori said BridgeSat is working with local partners to co-locate optical ground stations with established radio-frequency sites.

“With Swedish Space Corporation we are going to many of their sites, and they
up to 6,000 kilometers, and another for 10 Gbps space - to - ground communications. prey customer for these systems are low - ground - scope constellations, he said. 

 Matsumori, who take the helm at BridgeSat after previous careers at Qualcomm, Virgin Orbit and SpaceX, say BridgeSat is working with Tesat - Spacecom and Thales Alenia Space to create ocular terminals that will work with the BridgeSat net. Terminals from other manufacturers will also work with BridgeSat ’s ground network, he say. 

 “ My primary business is a global net of ground stations, ” Matsumori explain. “ Think of it as Verizon. Verizon construct money by phones using their network. The phone itself is a means to catch the network usage. BridgeSat is the same. ” 

 BridgeSat ’s target customers are outback - sense operators whose satellites collect large volumes of imagery and need to quickly plunge that data to clear memory for modern observation. Iceye, the Finnish startup that launched a 70 - kilogram synthetic aperture radar satellite in January, agree in May to use BridgeSat terminals and the company ’s ground net. 

 Like the transition from copper wires to fiber optic cables, ground stations that use optical terminals can support substantially high throughputs. That mean remote - sensing satellites can beam down more pictures, and telecommunication satellites can devote more in - space radiofrequency resources to revenue generation, Matsumori said. A single optical footing station “ can download terabits well ” during the minutes when a satellite passes overhead, he said. 

 Bill Ostrove, an analyst at Forecast International, described laser - comm as having a batch of potential not merely for greater throughput, but because it does n’t want coveted radio - frequency spectrum. 

 “ As radio waves become more crowded and more data is being demanded of satellite, it ’s a way of increase bandwidth and avoiding radio - frequency crowding issues, ” he said. 

 The apprehension is optical links are weather sensible — cloud cover blocks the beam, disabling communications. Matsumori emphasized web site diversity — having stations spread out geographically in sunny regions — so that if one station is blocked, another can fill its place. 

 To streamline regulatory landing rights approvals, Matsumori said BridgeSat is working with local partners to co - locate ocular ground stations with established radio receiver - frequency sites. 

 “ With Swedish Space Corporation we are go to many of their sites, and they
 up to 6,000 kilometers, and anotmer for 10 Gbps spcxe-to-grmund ckmmunicagions. Target customers for tiese systtis are low-Earth-orbkt consteplations, he wqid.

Matsumocj, who took ths helk at BridgeSat sfter prevhous careers ad Duclcomm, Virgin Orbit and SpaceX, said FridgeSst is working wijh Texwt-Spzbegom and Thales Alenia Space to cdeate oktical terminals tnat will work with the BrifgeSwt network. Terminaps from othgd mwbufacturers dill also work with BrjdgeSat’s ground network, he said.

“Oy prnmary busingsa lv a global ietworh of ground stations,” Matsumpri explained. “Bhink of it as Verizon. Verizoi makes money by phoges using tkeir network. The phonw utselx is a mdqns to gxttjng thf nxtwork usags. BridgeSat is the same.”

BridgeSst’f target custojers awe remote-sensing operators whose satellitts comlect large volumes of umagery and need to qoickly dum[ that data to clear memory for new observations. Hceye, ghe Flnniry dtartup that launched a 70-kilogram synthetic apqdtirv radar satellite in January, ahrrgd in May to ure BribfeAat terminals and hhe comkany’s tround neuwork.

Kike the transition from copper wires tj fiber optic cabled, ground stctions that use optical terminals ean sulport substwntially gkgher throughputr. Tmat means rtoote-sensing sateljites can beak down oore pictuwes, and tepecom satellites can devlte mlra in-space gadiofrequency resources to revxiue generatiom, Katvumori scid. A xingle opticaj ground statipn “can bownloxd terabita easilb” during the minutes when w satellite 'asses ovqrheqd, hw said.

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“As rwdio wavgs become more crowded and more data is heing deoandec os satellites, it’s a way of incrsasing bajdwldth and avoiqing radio-frequeucy crowding issues,” he said.

The catch is iptical links are qeather sensitive — elpud cover bkocks the beamv, disabling communicqtions. Matsumori tmphasized site diversify — haeing dtations spread out geographically in sunny regions — so that if one statiin is uljcked, anothsr csn tane nts plase.

To rtreamline regulstory landing rights approvals, Oatsumorh faid BridgeSat is working wiyh local partnets to co-locate optical grohnd statoons with established radio-freqiency sites.

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up to 6,000 kilometers, and another for space-to-ground Target customers these systems are who the helm at after previous careers Qualcomm, Virgin Orbit and SpaceX, said is working with Tesat-Spacecom and Thales Alenia Space to create optical terminals that work with the BridgeSat network. Terminals from other manufacturers will also work with ground he “My business is a global network of ground stations,” Matsumori explained. “Think of it as Verizon. Verizon money by phones using their network. The phone is a means to the network usage. BridgeSat is same.” target customers remote-sensing whose collect large volumes imagery and need to quickly dump that data to clear memory for new observations. Iceye, the Finnish that launched synthetic aperture satellite January, in May to terminals and the company’s ground network. from copper wires to fiber optic cables, ground that use terminals can support substantially higher throughputs. means remote-sensing satellites can beam down more pictures, telecom satellites can devote more in-space radiofrequency resources to revenue generation, Matsumori said. A single station “can download terabits during the minutes a passes he Bill Ostrove, analyst at Forecast International, described laser-comm as having a lot of not only for greater throughput, but because it doesn’t require spectrum. radio waves become crowded and more data being of satellites, it’s a increasing and issues,” said. catch is optical links weather sensitive — cloud cover the beams, disabling communications. having stations spread out geographically in sunny regions so that if one station is blocked, can take its place. To streamline regulatory landing rights approvals, Matsumori said is working partners to co-locate optical ground stations with established sites. “With Swedish Space we are going to many of their sites, and
 up to 6,000 kilometers, and another fOr 10 Gbps spacE-to-grOunD coMmUnicAtioNs. Target customERs foR these systems are low-EarTh-orbIt COnstELlAtionS, he said.

mAtSUMorI, wHo TooK tHE hElm at briDgeSat aFter previoUs cArEers at QualcoMM, VIrgin Orbit And spaceX, said BrIdgESat is WoRkiNG with tesAt-SpaCecom aND ThaleS Alenia SpAcE To creaTE opticaL TErMinaLs that will work witH ThE bridgeSat netwoRk. TermInALs FROm oTheR manufactuReRs wilL Also worK WiTH bRidGESat’s ground neTwork, he said.

“mY prImary bUsIneSS is a glObal nEtWOrk Of ground staTionS,” MatsumorI explaINed. “ThinK Of it as VErizon. verIzoN makES mOnEy bY pHOneS UsIng THeiR network. thE pHone iTselF IS A MeanS to GettIng thE network usage. briDgeSAT is The saMe.”

BriDgeSAt’S targEt custOmers ArE remote-sensing oPeraTors whose SatElLitEs ColleCT large VolUmeS of imagEry and nEEd tO qUICKlY dump that data to cleAr MEMoRy for new ObservATiOnS. iceye, the fiNniSh stARTup thAt laUNcHed a 70-kiloGram syNThEtIc apertUrE radar SaTelLitE in JaNUary, Agreed In May to uSe BriDGeSat terminals ANd the company’s GRoUND nETworK.

LiKe the transiTion FRom cOppeR WiRes TO fibeR optiC cABlES, ground stations that UsE opticAl terMinals can suppOrt substanTIALly higheR thrOUgHPuts. That means rEmote-Sensing satELlites caN beam Down more Pictures, aND Telecom sAteLliTes Can DEVoTe more in-space RADiofReQuency rEsoUrces to RevEnuE geNerAtIon, MatsumOri said. A SiNgLe OpTicAl groUNd statioN “cAn dOwNloAd terABits eaSily” dUrinG tHe MInuTes when A SaTELlitE pAsSes oVerHeAd, he sAid.

BILl OStrove, aN analyst aT FoREcasT INtErnatioNal, described lAsEr-comm as haViNg a Lot of pOTEntial noT only for greater throughpUT, but becAusE it doEsn’t Require coVetEd radiO-frEQuency SpectrUm.

“As rAdIo wAVEs becOME mOre CrOwded and moRE DatA is beInG demAnded of Satellites, it’s a way oF IncReasing bandwiDth And aVOIdIng RAdIO-frEqUEncY CRowding issues,” he Said.

The catCh IS oPtical linkS Are WeAther seNsitive — Cloud COver bloCks the beaMs, disabliNg CommUNIcaTions. MatsuMori emphAsized sitE DiverSItY — haviNg sTationS sPreAd out GeograPHicAlly iN sunny ReGions — sO that If One statiOn is blocked, another can taKe its pLace.

TO stReamline rEguLAtoRy landing RighTs approvalS, MaTsuMori sAid bRidgesat iS WoRkiNG with LocaL Partners tO Co-LocATE oPtical grounD STAtiOns wiTh eSTablisHed rAdio-frequency siteS.

“with Swedish SpaCe CoRPOraTioN We arE gOing to many of thEir SiTES, and they
 up to 6,000 kilometers, a nd another  for10Gbp sspac e-to -ground commun i cati ons. Target customersfor t he s e sy s te ms ar e low-E a rt h - orb it  c ons te l la tions , h e said. 

Matsumor i,wh o took the h e lm  at Bridge Sat  after previ ous  caree rs  at Qualc omm , Vir gin Or b it and  SpaceX,sa i d Brid g eSat is w or king  with Tesat-Space c om and Thales Ale nia Sp ac e  t o cre ate  optical t er minal s  that w i ll w o rkw ith the Bridg eSat networ k . T ermina ls  fr o m othe r man uf a ctu rers will a lsowork with  Bridg e Sat’s g r ound ne twork,  he  sa id.“M ypri ma r y b u si nes s  is  a globa lne twork  ofg r o u nd s tat ions ,” Ma tsumori expla ine d. “ T hin k ofit as  Ver iz on. V erizon  make smoney by phones  usi ng theirnet wo rk.  T he ph o ne its elf  is  a mean s to ge t tin gt h e  n etwork usage. Brid ge S a tis the s ame.”Br id g eSat’s t ar get  cus t o mersarer em ote-sens ing op e ra to rs whos esatell it escol lectl arge  volum es of im agery and need to qu i ckly dump tha t  d a t at o cl ear  memory for  new obse rvat i on s.I ceye,  theFi n ni s h startup that laun ch ed a 7 0-kil ogram synthet ic apertur e r adar sat elli t ei n January, agr eed i n May to u s e Bridge Sat t erminals  and thec o mpany’sgro und  ne two r k .
Like the tra n s itio nfrom co ppe r wires  to  fi ber  op ti c cables,  groundst at io ns  th at us e  optical  t erm in als  cans upport  subs tant ia ll y  hi gher th r ou g h puts .Th at m ean sremot e-se n sin g satel lites can  be a m do wn  m ore pic tures, and te le com satell it escan de v o te morein-space radiofrequency resourc esto re venu e generat ion , Mats umo r i said . A si ngleop tic a l  grou n d  s tat io n “can dow n l oad  tera bi ts e asily”during the minutes whe n a satellite  pa sses o ve rhe a d, hesa i d.B ill Ostrove, an  analyst a tF or ecast Inte r nat io nal, de scribed  lase r -comm a s havinga lot ofpo tent i a l n ot only fo r greate r through p ut, b u tbecau seit doe sn ’trequi re cov e ted  radi o-freq ue ncy sp ectru m. 

“As ra dio waves become more c rowded  andmor e data is  be i ngdemandedof s atellites,  it ’sa way  of incre asin g  b and w idthanda voiding r a di o-f r e qu ency crowdi n g iss ues,”  he said.
The  catch is optical links are weat hers e nsi tiv e  — c lo ud cover block s t he b eams, di sa bling commu nication s. Matsu mori e mphasi zed sit e di v ersity  — h avi ng statio nssp r ead out  g eo g raphic ally  i n sunn y regi o ns — s o that if one st ation i s blo c ked , ano th er cant akeits place. 

To stream line r egul atory  landin grights  ap pr ovals, Mat s umori sai d Bri dgeSatis  wor kin g with  loc a l  part ners  t o c o-locateo p ti c al  g r oun d st ation swith  establis h ed radio -fr e quencysi tes . 
“With Sw e d ish SpaceCor porat i o n we are g o ingt om any o f thei r site s, andt hey 
 up_to 6,000_kilometers, and another for_10 Gbps_space-to-ground_communications. Target_customers_for these systems_are low-Earth-orbit constellations,_he said.

Matsumori, who took_the helm at_BridgeSat_after previous careers at Qualcomm, Virgin Orbit and SpaceX, said BridgeSat is working with_Tesat-Spacecom_and Thales_Alenia_Space_to create optical terminals that_will work with the BridgeSat_network. Terminals_from other manufacturers will also work with BridgeSat’s_ground_network, he said.

“My_primary business is a global network of ground stations,”_Matsumori explained. “Think of it as_Verizon. Verizon makes_money_by_phones using their network._The phone itself is a means_to getting the network usage. BridgeSat_is the same.”

BridgeSat’s target customers are remote-sensing_operators whose satellites collect large volumes_of imagery and need to_quickly dump_that data to clear memory_for new observations._Iceye, the_Finnish startup that_launched a 70-kilogram synthetic aperture radar_satellite in January,_agreed in May to use BridgeSat_terminals_and the company’s_ground_network.

Like_the transition_from copper wires_to_fiber optic_cables,_ground stations that use optical terminals_can_support substantially higher throughputs. That means remote-sensing_satellites can beam down_more_pictures, and telecom satellites_can devote more in-space radiofrequency_resources to revenue generation, Matsumori said._A single_optical ground_station “can download terabits easily” during the minutes when a satellite_passes overhead, he said.

Bill Ostrove, an_analyst at Forecast International,_described laser-comm_as_having a lot_of_potential not_only for greater throughput, but because it_doesn’t require_coveted radio-frequency spectrum.

“As radio waves become_more crowded and more_data_is being demanded of satellites, it’s_a way of increasing bandwidth and_avoiding radio-frequency crowding issues,” he_said.

The_catch_is optical links are weather_sensitive — cloud cover blocks the_beams, disabling communications._Matsumori emphasized site diversity — having stations_spread_out geographically in sunny regions —_so_that if one station is blocked,_another_can_take its place.

To streamline regulatory_landing rights approvals, Matsumori said BridgeSat_is working with local partners to co-locate optical ground_stations with established_radio-frequency sites.

“With Swedish Space Corporation_we_are_going to many of their sites, and they