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

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

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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.