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# ESA and Astrolight start building Greenland laser ground station
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-14-esa-astrolight-greenland-ground-station/
- Published: 2025-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:49.000Z
- Description: ESA's ScyLight programme and Lithuanian firm Astrolight began building an optical ground station at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, giving European satellites faster, jam resistant laser links than radio frequency stations, finishing late 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Aviation Week, 14 November 2025](https://aviationweek.com/space/satellites/astrolight-esa-plan-laser-comms-ground-station-greenland?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the funding amount or Denmark's formal role in the project.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)