Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million mileswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down114
arrow-up1651arrow-down1external-linkNASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million mileswww.cbsnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoLower latency than broadband…? If you’re getting >100s ping times you might want to have them come out to check your lines.
minus-squareAlto@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoSomething tells me you’re not getting sub 100ms latency with broadband over 19 million miles
minus-squareLostXOR@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoThey’re new high tech lasers that go faster than the speed of light!
minus-squareSkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoActually, most latency issues at that scale are due to the relays themselves. Earth diameter is only 42 light-ms
minus-squareLostXOR@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago19 million miles is 102 light seconds.
Lower latency than broadband…?
If you’re getting >100s ping times you might want to have them come out to check your lines.
Something tells me you’re not getting sub 100ms latency with broadband over 19 million miles
They’re new high tech lasers that go faster than the speed of light!
Actually, most latency issues at that scale are due to the relays themselves. Earth diameter is only 42 light-ms
19 million miles is 102 light seconds.