The race to establish satellite-to-ground laser communications is heating up. Recently, China achieved a major milestone, which puts it ahead of Elon Musk’s Starlink.
The nation successfully attained a 100 gigabit per second data transmission rate in satellite-to-ground laser communication. This unprecedented speed — ten times faster than their previous record — opens doors to a new era of space-based technologies.
Chang Guang Satellite Technology, the company behind the Jilin-1 constellation, accomplished this feat. Jilin-1 is reported to be the “world’s largest sub-meter commercial remote sensing satellite network.”
As per South China Morning Post (SCMP), the data was transmitted between a mobile truck-based ground station and one of the 117 constellation satellites in Earth’s orbit.
Interestingly, this advancement gives Chang Guang Satellite a lead over Starlink.
To read more, click here.