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Chinese satellite achieves 5x Starlink speed with 2-watt laser from 36km orbit (ibtimes.co.uk)
5 points by penneyd 358 days ago
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That's a 36,000 km orbit, not 36km.
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.