Spaceborne, airborne and ground laser communication terminals; laser-link network solutions
Laser Starcom (Beijing Jiguang Xingtong Technology Co., Ltd.) was founded on 26 August 2020 and is registered in Haidian District, Beijing; its legal representative and founder is Wu Shaojun. According to 36Kr, Wu was formerly a chief designer in China's crewed spaceflight programme, and the core team comes from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Huawei and ZTE. The company develops space laser communication terminals for spaceborne, airborne and ground use; 36Kr reported that they support rates from 10 Gbps to 400 Gbps. In June 2024 the company's own Jiguang constellation satellites 01 and 02 launched on Ceres-1 Y12 for in-orbit inter-satellite laser-link tests. According to 36Kr in May 2025, the company had 12 terminals in orbit as of 2024, and annual capacity reached 100 units in 2024 with a plan to expand to 400 in 2025; PEdaily still cited 12 terminals in orbit in February 2026. On funding, the company announced a Series A4 round of nearly RMB 300 million in February 2026, following a Series A++ round of more than RMB 100 million in May 2025 and an investment of undisclosed size from CDB Sci-Tech Innovation in August 2025. Round labels differ across sources (36Kr's database says A++++, Taibo's company page says A+); we follow the company release, which says A4. According to Taibo, citing the official WeChat account of Today Minhang, construction of its production and R&D (Shanghai) headquarters began on 9 October 2026 at the Caohejing Zhuanqiao Science and Technology Oasis in Minhang, with planned capacity of 800 laser communication terminals (units/sets) a year.
According to Taibo, citing the official WeChat account of Today Minhang, construction began at the Caohejing Zhuanqiao Science and Technology Oasis in Minhang; once complete it will integrate development through delivery of laser communication terminals, with planned capacity of 800 units/sets a year.
Participants include the Beijing Information Industry Fund, Yuekai Capital, Shengjing Jiacheng, Yuanyi Investment, Yunhui Capital, Shenwan Hongyuan and Huacheng Venture Capital; proceeds go to next-generation laser communication products, automated production lines and in-orbit verification. Single-source figure (company release).
According to MERICS, the company received investment of undisclosed size in August 2025 from a venture fund controlled by China Development Bank; the exact date (20 August) and the investor name, CDB Sci-Tech Innovation, come from Taibo's company page and 36Kr's database. (Publish time taken from date.)
According to 36Kr, investors were the Beijing commercial space and low-altitude economy fund, Binfu Capital, Yongshang Yarong Venture Capital and Optics Valley Financial Holdings, with existing shareholder Changjiang Capital adding to its stake. Single-source figure.
Two laser-communication test satellites built by the company launched from Jiuquan to test inter-satellite laser links over 300 to 4,000 km at up to 2.5 Gbps. (The report says only "recently"; report date used.)
Commercial space laser communication terminal maker Jiguang Xingtong has started building its production and R&D headquarters in Minhang, Shanghai; the project will integrate the process from development to delivery to support volume production.