NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

EDRS-D

Launch Time
NET 2025

Rocket

Ariane 62
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Active
Price: $88.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 8,370 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,350 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 62.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 20.0 m

Mission Details

EDRS-D

The EDRS’s two telecommunication payloads in geostationary orbit will enable broadband, bi-directional data relay between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and an associated ground segment via either of the EDRS payloads. The EDRS increases the time LEO spacecraft can be in communication with the ground and enables immediate broadband data transfer to the user. It also provides the capability to re-programme LEO Earth observation (EO) satellites in almost real-time. This ensures the timely acquisition and delivery of imagery following natural disasters and helps emergency services on the ground to accurately map the affected areas and effectively coordinate response efforts. Currently, LEO satellites can only be reprogrammed and images can only be received when the satellites pass over a specific geographic location with a dedicated ground station.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,500.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France