India, April 29 -- In 2025, more than 11,800 active satellites orbit Earth, and this number is expected to surge past 40,000 by 2030. As the sky gets increasingly crowded, the demand for faster, more efficient data transfer has never been higher.

Satellites power everything from navigation and internet access to climate monitoring and disaster response. Yet much of this data still travels slowly back to Earth, hampered by the limitations of traditional radio frequency (RF) systems.

To overcome these bottlenecks, the industry is turning to optical satellite communication - a technology that promises data transfer speeds up to 100 times faster than conventional RF. Astrogate Labs, a Bengaluru-based spacetech startup, is tapping into this ...