Space-based optical communications developer Skyloom Global—a subsidiary of IonQ (NYSE: IONQ)—has deployed dozens of additional Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) into low-Earth orbit (LEO). Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the optical payloads were integrated onto York Space Systems satellites supporting the U.S. Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Operational Metric Deployment Detail Total On-Orbit Installations 84 Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) Spacecraft Integrator York Space Systems Defense Customer Space Development Agency (SDA) — PWSA Tranche 1 Transport Layer Launch Provider SpaceX Falcon 9 (Vandenberg Space Force Base) Corporate Parent Entity IonQ (Acquired Skyloom [...]

IonQ’s Skyloom Optical Communications Terminals Reach 84 On-Orbit Installations Following Latest Launch

Space-based optical communications developer Skyloom Global—a subsidiary of IonQ (NYSE: IONQ)—has deployed dozens of additional Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) into…