The European Data Relay System will allow the transmission of data from space at unprecedented quantities and speed. Copernicus Sentinel-1 and -2 will be the first operational satellites to use its innovative laser technology, enabling a true SpaceDataHighway. The project’s key players discuss its future services and business opportunities at the ESA Pavilion, during the Paris Air and Space Show, on 16 June 2015.
EDRS is a public–private partnership between ESA and Airbus Defence and Space.
The roundtable includes representatives of future users, and is moderated by Magali Vaissiere, ESA’s Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, and Evert Dudok, Executive VP Communications, Intelligence & Security, Airbus.