https://spacewatch.global/tag/spacedatahighway/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 21 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/spacedatahighway/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/airbus-expands-its-spacedatahighway-with-second-satellite/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24359&preview=true&preview_id=24359 The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway constellation, completed its commissioning tests on 15th July 2020 and is now ready to start operational services. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/europes-edrs-c-space-data-highway-satellite-ready-for-operations/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18881 The second satellite in the European Data Relay System (EDRS) has reached its intended orbit and completed its in-orbit tests.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/edrs-c-successfully-launched/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15612 The second satellite to join the constellation that forms the European Data Relay System (EDRS) was launched by Arianespace on 06 August, 21:30 CEST (19:30 UTC).  The satellite was launched onboard an Ariane 5, together with a second passenger, Intelsat 39, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/arianespace-successfully-launches-esa-and-intelsat-payloads/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15513 Arianespace marked another success for global telecommunications with launch of the Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C satellites, which were deployed to geostationary transfer orbit on its latest flight using a workhorse Ariane 5.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/europes-spacedatahighway-edrs-c-ready-to-launch-in-july-2019/ Thu, 09 May 2019 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13919 The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network (also known as the European Data Relay System - EDRS), will be launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East on 24 July 2019 by an Ariane 5 launcher.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/02/airbus-and-japans-jsat-partner-to-design-spacedatahighway-relay-node/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12873 Airbus and Japanese telecommunications satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT have signed a cooperation agreement for the design preparation of the EDRS-D node.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/09/airbus-reshape-earth-observation-market-pleiades-neo-constellation/ Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:45:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5661 The production of Airbus’ four new very high resolution satellites, which together will form the Pléiades Neo constellation, is well on schedule for launch in 2020. They will join the already world leading Airbus constellation of optical and radar satellites and will offer enhanced performance and the highest reactivity in the market thanks to their […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/03/successful-launch-sentinel-2b-adds-eus-copernicus-earth-observation-constellation/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=3665 Europe´s Copernicus programme has got its second eye. On Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 02:49 am CET (March 6, 2017, at 10.49 pm local time), a Vega launcher successfully took off from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the satellite developed and built under the industrial leadership of Airbus for the European Space Agency […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/03/spacedatahighway-reach-asia-pacific/ Sun, 12 Mar 2017 08:30:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=3547 Airbus Defence and Space has announced the kick-off of EDRS-D, the third communication node of the SpaceDataHighway. Airbus Defence and Space will expand the EDRS-SpaceDataHighway with a third node, EDRS-D, to be positioned over the Asia-Pacific region by 2020. This third node will be the next step towards global optical fibre in the sky and […]]]>