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European SpaceDataHighway's first satellite lifts off
The ESA's and Airbus Defence and Space's ambitious European Data Relay System (EDRS) project has reached a milestone this January 29th. Its first laser-satellite system has blasted off to space aboard a Proton rocket from Kazakhstan. The satellite is now heading towards its geostationary position above Europe, where it will follow the Earth's direction as it rotates. The EDRS project, which is also called "SpaceDataHighway," aims to launch a constellation of geostationary satellites that can receive and transmit data in near-real time.
