Airbus Chooses Ariane 5 To Lift EDRS-C

Credit: Ariane 5: Arianespace
After eyeing a low-cost launch opportunity on a Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) rocket, Airbus Defense and Space has selected an Ariane 5 to lift its second European Data Relay System (EDRS) spacecraft to geostationary orbit in the first quarter of 2017. Known as EDRS-C, the satellite is to...

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