Earth-Moon Laser Communication Test Achieves 100 Mbps Downlink Speed
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China announced that it has successfully established two-way laser communication between the Earth and the Moon, which are separated by more than 400,000 kilometers. The download speed for sending data from the Moon to Earth reached a maximum of 100 Mbps (megabits per second). On the 31st, China Central Television (CCTV) reported, citing the Center for Space Engineering Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, that a two-way communication …
(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Jung Sung-jo = China has succeeded in two-way high-speed laser communication between the Earth and the Moon, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on the 31st that the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
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The new laser communication system allows you to send data at a speed of 1.25 Mbps and receive data at a speed of 100 Mbps.
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