Media Lario congratulates Blue Skies Space for the launch of the Mauve Space Telescope

Media Lario congratulates Blue Skies Space Ltd. for the launch of Mauve, the world’s first private space telescope, on 28 November 2025, set to provide the astrophysical community with access to the first privately funded space-based astronomical telescope.

Mauve is a satellite produced by Blue Skies Space Ltd equipped with a high-performance telescope payload produced by Media Lario using our proprietary Repli-formed Optics™ process. The Mauve satellite will be available to astronomers worldwide in a collaborative program to observe the stars in our galaxy with a particular focus on their magnetic activity, powerful flares, and their impact on the habitability of neighbouring exoplanets.  Mauve will operate in a low-Earth orbit and will provide scientists with thousands of observation hours each year via a scientific time-sharing programme, unlocking an unprecedented astronomical research opportunity.