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Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name

3/5/2026, 2:15:07 PM

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World-first gigabit laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite

Link: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/World-first_gigabit-per-second_laser_link_between_aircraft_and_geostationary_satellite
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208341

World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite

Faster, more secure connections from space could one day make broadband on planes, ships and even remote roads as easy as turning on a light. The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and German payload manufacturer TESAT (as subcontractor) successfully connected an aircraft to a geostationary satellite using laser communications, bringing people closer to seamless, high‑speed connections in daily life.

www.esa.int

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