from Hacker News

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

by penneyd on 6/23/25, 5:11 PM with 2 comments

• by svggrfgovgf on 6/23/25, 6:44 PM

  That's a 36,000 km orbit, not 36km.

• by jqpabc123 on 6/23/25, 5:24 PM

  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.