r/lasercom is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common flair used is news, research, article, video, and commercial.
Lasercom is free space optical communications. Think NASA, ESA, SpaceX StarLink, Amazon Leo. Lasercom is a revolutionary technology delivering faster, cheaper, more secure data at light speed. Applications include quantum comms, telecom, satcom, banking, maritime, agriculture, urban monitoring, emergency services, military and government intelligence, global navigation, and space exploration. It enables amazing high-def space photos, and will become a backbone of the interplanetary internet.
Flair Used in r/lasercom
#1
News
: "World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite from ESA, TNO, and TESAT (17TH Feb 2026)"
45 posts
#2
Research
: "New Research on "Ultrawide-angle diffraction-limited 2D beam steering via hybrid integrated metasurface-photonic circuit" (Open Access | Full-Text) | Opto-Electronic Advances (23rd Aug 2026)"
20 posts
#3
Article
: "Sony recently launched Kita-36 and Kita-53 satellites to demonstrate compact laser communications in LEO | Gunter’s Space Page (16 Sep 2026)"
18 posts
#4
Video
: "Keeping flying satellites connected with lasers: Google is launching Project Suncatcher (29th Sept 2026)"
6 posts
#5
Commercial
: "Rocket Lab now marketing Optical Communications from Mynaric (15th Sept 2026)"
2 posts
#6
Jobs
: "Relativity Space (California) are hiring a Senior Laser Communications Engineer to develop Deep Space Optical Communication | greenhouse (24th Jan 2026)"
2 posts
#7
Question
: "Mobile World Congress 2026"
2 posts
#8
Podcasts
: "[Podcast] Astrolight CTO discusses the shift from RF to laser communications for high-capacity satellite networks | Electronic Design (22 Sep 2026)"
1 post
#9
Lecture
: "A short intro to Artemis II O2O ground segment"
1 post
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Last updated: October 25, 2026