EDRS-C
| EDRS-C | |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 6, 2019, 19:30 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | ELA-3 , Center Spatial Guyanais |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2019-049A |
| Manufacturer | OHB |
| Satellite bus | SmallGEO |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| operator | Airbus Defense and Space |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | LCT & Ka band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 2.8 kW |
| position | |
| First position | 31 ° East (planned) [obsolete] |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
EDRS-C is a communications satellite that was launched on August 6, 2019 with an Ariane 5 . He should [date] as part of the European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS), the relay network complement and receive the data low flying satellites and transmit to Earth. At least 50 terabytes of data should be transferred per day.
Construction & Development
In May 2013, Airbus Defense & Space commissioned OHB System as the main contractor for the entire satellite. The data relay payload including the laser communication terminal (LCT) is supplied by Tesat-Spacecom .
The Communication Module (CM) was delivered to OHB on March 14, 2016 and checked in the following two days.
business
The geostationary satellite is operated at the German Space Control Center, which also oversees the launch and early orbit phase and the in-orbit test phase.
payload
The main payload is a laser communication terminal (LCT) to receive and forward data from appropriately equipped satellites with transmission rates of up to 1.8 Gbit / s . It was built by Tesat-Spacecom . Communication to the ground is also carried out in the Ka-band at up to 1.8 Gbit / s.
In addition, the Hylas 3 guest payload operated by commercial operator Avanti Communications was accommodated on the satellite.
Web links
- EDRS-C from the manufacturer OHB-System
- Launch of the second SpaceDataHighway satellite . Airbus, May 6, 2019
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Tyler Gray: Arianespace press onward with dual-passenger Ariane 5 launch. In: Nasaspaceflight.com. August 6, 2018, accessed August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Space paves the way to a digital society. . National conference on satellite communication in Germany. German Aerospace Center , March 28, 2017, accessed on May 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b European Data Relay System. European Space Agency , September 30, 2016, accessed May 29, 2017 .
- ↑ EDRS-C. OHB , accessed on May 29, 2017 .
- ↑ EDRS-C communication module delivered. Tesat-Spacecom , March 17, 2016, accessed May 29, 2017 .
- ↑ EDRS-C Hylas-3. In: Spacenews. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .