EDRS-C Launch

The European Data Relay System (EDRS) is the most sophisticated laser communication network ever designed.

Dubbed the ‘SpaceDataHighway’, EDRS helps Earth-observing satellites to transmit large quantities of potentially life-saving data down to Europe in near-real time.

Launch date: 6 August 2019

Location: CSG, Europe’s Spaceport (French Guiana)

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