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Mynaric Selected for Phase 2 of DARPA Space-BACN Program

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

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Mynaric Selected for Phase 2 of DARPA Space-BACN Program

A rendering of a side to side comparison between Mynaric's CONDOR Mk2 (left) and CONDOR Mk3 (right) optical communications terminal. Photo: Mynaric

Mynaric will participate in Phase 2 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Space-BACN program, the company said Tuesday. Mynaric previously participated in Phase 0 and Phase 1 of the program. Space-BACN is a U.S. Department of Defense program to foster interoperable technologies that can enable seamless communication between government and commercial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. In Phase 0 and Phase 1, Mynaric designed and created a benchtop model of a next-generation optical communications terminal. As part of the the…

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