Starcloud has signed a contract with Starlink to integrate its mini laser terminals. The deal covers 50+ Starlink Mini Lasers across 25+ satellites with the first hardware expected on orbit within one year.
Each of the Starcloud satellites will carry two Starlink Mini Laser terminals, the same laser crosslink technology that SpaceX developed for its Starlink constellation, providing up to 25 Gbps of continuous intersatellite connectivity at distances up to 4,000 km and are capable of higher link speeds at shorter distances.
The terminals enable direct optical links between Starcloud satellites and the Starlink constellation using laser light, eliminating the need for Starcloud to send data directly through bandwidth-constrained ground stations.
The company’s satellites are designed around four core components: solar panels for power, radiators for cooling, GPUs for compute, and laser terminals for connectivity. With compute proven on orbit via Starcloud-1’s NVIDIA H100, and 100x power generation and cooling coming on Starcloud-2 in eight months, the Starlink Space Lasers complete the hardware stack.
Each of the Starcloud satellites will carry two Starlink Mini Laser terminals, the same laser crosslink technology that SpaceX developed for its Starlink constellation, providing up to 25 Gbps of continuous intersatellite connectivity at distances up to 4,000 km and are capable of higher link speeds at shorter distances.
The terminals enable direct optical links between Starcloud satellites and the Starlink constellation using laser light, eliminating the need for Starcloud to send data directly through bandwidth-constrained ground stations.
The company’s satellites are designed around four core components: solar panels for power, radiators for cooling, GPUs for compute, and laser terminals for connectivity. With compute proven on orbit via Starcloud-1’s NVIDIA H100, and 100x power generation and cooling coming on Starcloud-2 in eight months, the Starlink Space Lasers complete the hardware stack.