China beats Starlink in hi-res satellite-to-ground laser transmission at 6G standard, setting 100 Gbps speed record

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3293038/china-beats-starlink-hi-res-space-ground-laser-transmission-6g-standard

"accomplished between truck-mounted ground station and 1 of 117 satellites of Jilin-1, world’s largest sub-metre commercial remote sensing satellite constellation, owned by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co... plan to deploy these laser communication units across all satellites in the Jilin-1 constellation to improve their efficiency, with a goal of networking 300 satellites by 2027... satellite positioning, ultra-high resolution remote sensing"

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