Chinese satellite achieves 5x Starlink speed with 2-watt laser from 36km orbit

4 penneyd 2 6/23/2025, 5:11:23 PM ibtimes.co.uk ↗

Comments (2)

svggrfgovgf · 2h ago
That's a 36,000 km orbit, not 36km.
jqpabc123 · 4h ago
Achieving 5x the speed from space to a fixed location on the ground is the easy part.

Wake me up when they can duplicate this from ground to space with an inexpensive transmitter that supports mobile use.