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Australia’s LatConnect 60 has signed an agreement with Transcelestial to supply the SWIRSAT-1 mission with an optical communications terminal and provide access to a ground-station network for transmitting satellite imagery to processing facilities and customers. The terminal reaches speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second, as part of a plan to launch two satellites in the first quarter of 2027 and build a constellation of 18 satellites by 2029.