ein bisschen "schlechtere" news. trotzdem glaub ich das EDRS kommen wird auch wenn jetzt noch ein bisschen gezankt wird. der vorteil liegt klar auf der hand ý deutlich schnellere übertragungsraten.
European Data-relay Project Battling Headwinds
LE BOURGET, France — A European project to relay data from low-orbiting Earth observation satellites to ground users via satellites in higher orbit is proving more difficult than expected to organize as government agencies and the private sector debate who manages what risks, European government and industry officials said.
The latest evidence that the European Data Relay System (EDRS) was in trouble came when a planned June 23 contract-signing ceremony for a dedicated EDRS satellite was canceled at the last minute because the signatories had not agreed on terms.
...Any attempt by Astrium Services to reduce its own costs by bypassing OHB and the Small-Geo satellite platform being developed with German government funds, he said, will not be accepted.
...I know that ESA, OHB, Eutelsat and we are all committed to make it happen. It’s just taking a little longer than we thought to set up the contract vehicle.”
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