ESA’s SpaceDataHighway gains its second satellite, EDRS-C

The European Space Agency’s European Data Relay System has gained its second data-relay satellite, EDRS-C. The ESA describes this system – dubbed the “SpaceDataHighway” – as the most sophisticated laser communication network ever designed. EDRS-C helps Earth-observing satellites to transmit large quantities of date to Europe in near-real time. This is the second operational node ...

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