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minus-squaredrspod@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days ago they can’t be jammed the way radio can. I wonder how well these satellite laser links do with various types of cloud cover.
minus-squaremerlin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoAnd how another laser could be used to overload the receiver on the satellite.
minus-squareCouldbealeotard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIf you shroud the receiver you would block all but the closest bad actors
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoAs long as every terrestrial node isn’t experiencing overcast skies, it should be okay.
I wonder how well these satellite laser links do with various types of cloud cover.
And how another laser could be used to overload the receiver on the satellite.
If you shroud the receiver you would block all but the closest bad actors
As long as every terrestrial node isn’t experiencing overcast skies, it should be okay.