Space Investor(@SpaceInvestor_D):$RKLB Rocket Lab's laser terminals are now derisked. Mynaric's CONDOR Mk3 terminal just completed a bidirectional optical link from space to the ground, sending files both up to orbit and down to Earth. It flew on SES's meoSphere Pathfinder 1 mission aboard a K2 Space Mega-class satellite and connected to a Cailabs ground station. This matters for Rocket Lab. Optical terminals are a key part of its SDA constellation satellites, and Mynaric is the in-house supplier it bought to vertically integrate them. After years of CONDOR delays, a flight-proven link with SES as a customer outside Rocket Lab is a massive step.

2026.11.11 13:25

$RKLB Rocket Lab's laser terminals are now derisked. Mynaric's CONDOR Mk3 terminal just completed a bidirectional optical link from space to the ground, sending files both up to orbit and down to Earth. It flew on SES's meoSphere Pathfinder 1 mission aboard a K2 Space Mega-class satellite and connected to a Cailabs ground station. This matters for Rocket Lab. Optical terminals are a key part of its SDA constellation satellites, and Mynaric is the in-house supplier it bought to vertically integrate them. After years of CONDOR delays, a flight-proven link with SES as a customer outside Rocket Lab is a massive step.

Mynaric@mynaric

2026.11.11 12:25

A major milestone years in the making - a successful bidirectional space-to-ground data transfer achieved with our CONDOR terminal. Validation of the technology, vision, perseverance, and expertise of the team at Mynaric. Read more: