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ground <--> satellite <--> ground <------------> ground
With satellite links:
ground <--> satellite <--> satellite <--> ground
i.e. the sat-to-sat link should be faster than the ground-to-ground link, on the basis that light transmitted in vacuum goes faster than light transmitted in glass. That's the theory at least.
ground <--> satellite <--> ground <------------> ground
With satellite links:
ground <--> satellite <--> satellite <--> ground
i.e. the sat-to-sat link should be faster than the ground-to-ground link, on the basis that light transmitted in vacuum goes faster than light transmitted in glass. That's the theory at least.