Video. New Greek laser base promises faster, safer satellite communications

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 21, 2026 · 265 words

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Claim 1: “A new laser ground station has opened in northern Greece.”

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Two independent sources (Fudzilla and Slashdot) confirm the opening of a laser ground station in Greece. Fudzilla specifically identifies it as the 'Holomondas Optical Ground Station' led by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and Slashdot refers to it as a 'new mountaintop ground station in Greece' testing laser-based satellite communications.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Holomondas Optical Ground Station was built through the PeakSat project. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki led the work, with backing from the European Space Agency and Greece’s Ministry of Dig…
https://fudzilla.com/greek-laser-station-targets-satellite-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Europe is testing laser-based satellite communications through a new mountaintop ground station in Greece, aiming to deliver faster, more secure links than traditional radio systems as bandwidth deman…
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/19/0035259/europe-test…

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web search NEUTRAL — Transcelestial achieves recurring optical acquisition and tracking of its orbital laser terminal from ground stations in Singapore and Spain, advancing global space-to-ground laser communications infr…
https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestial-tmogs-platfor…

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