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January 2016
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Friday 29

Launch of EDRS

29 Jan 23:20 - 29 Jan 23:20

January 2016

Jan 15

Press Breakfast with ESA’s Director General

15 Jan

FRIDAY 15 JANUARY 2016 between 09:00 and 11:00 (11:30) in Room B

 

On Friday, 15 January, ESA Director General Jan Woerner will meet the press to provide an overview of ESA’s achievements in 2015 and the opportunities ahead in 2016.

 

Jan 29

Launch of EDRS

29 Jan

EDRS (European Data Relay System) will relay data from satellites in non-geostationary orbits, dramatically increasing the speed of data transmission, allowing for near-realtime services on a global scale.

EDRS-A will be launched as part of the Eutelsat-9b satellite on a Proton rocket.

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Time: Saturday, January 30 at 04:20:09 local time in Baikonur