Hot off the press!, page-638

https://www.satellitetoday.com/in-space-services/2021/10/14/spacelink-ceo-says-ohbs-galileo-heritage-was-key-factor-in-constellation-award/

Build it and they will come. Spacelink has said in various articles that the customer response has been excellent, from both Government and Private sector players, and they are already helping them with the optical sensors. Once we get the first binding customer contract then its going to be a cat amongst the pigeon brained shorters. Its all coming together, and if the market doesnt see the value then its a good buying opp.

From the article.

“We felt it was ready for us to make that leap,” he said. “So we changed our architecture to be primarily an optical communications link between the customer LEO satellites and our MEO satellites. However, we still have an RF package to cover the legacy TDRS Ka-band users.”

SpaceLink has a request for proposals out for its ground network, and is negotiating a launch contract. The company also recently announced it is expanding its headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia. It also has an office in Silicon Valley, California.

Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer Tony Colucci told Via Satellite that market response in the data relay service has so far exceeded expectations.

“The demand is there. The service that we’re bringing is unlike anything that’s available, other than through government agencies like TDRS and EDRS, our service actually is a significant step forward from those. The reception we’ve received far exceeds what our expectations were.”