Europe and China Both Crack the Gigabit Barrier to High-Orbit Satellites

ESA and China's Academy of Sciences both demonstrate gigabit laser links to geostationary satellites, with major implications for defence and connectivity.

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Une station chinoise tiger-style ? Un satellite laser de 2 W depuis 36 000 km envoie des data 5× plus vite que Starlink : simple exploit ou premier coup stratégique ?
https://visegradpost.com/fr/2025/08/19/la-chine-declenche-la-guerre-spatiale-avec-un-satellite-laser-de-2-watts-qui-ecrase-starlink-depuis-36-000-kilometres/
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La Chine déclenche la guerre spatiale avec un satellite laser de 2 watts qui écrase Starlink depuis 36 000 kilomètres - Visegrád Post

EN BREF 🚀 Les chercheurs chinois ont utilisé un laser de 2 watts pour des transmissions de données ultra-rapides. 🌌 Une nouvelle technique permet de surmonter la turbulence atmosphérique grâce à une synergie d’optique adaptative. 🔬 Le projet, dirigé par Wu Jian et Liu Chao, renforce la position de la Chine en technologies spatiales. 📡

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The 29th commercial resupply services mission (CRS-29) to the International Space Station launches tonight. Among other things, it will deliver ILLUMA-T, a #laserCommunications terminal that will be used to experiment with communications to the ground via the #LCRD laser communications relay satellite. More information about ILLUMA-T can be found here:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/illumat/

Launch currently looks like it's scheduled for 8:28 pm. It will be live streamed, and there are several ways to watch it (1/2).

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Integrated LCRD LEO User Modem and Amplifier Terminal - NASA

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