Popcorn time
I'll get my popcorn ready
The first orbiting component of the European Data Relay System (EDRS) is due to blast off at 22:20 GMT tonight from Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Russian Proton rocket. Also dubbed the "SpaceDataHighway", EDRS is described as the "the most sophisticated laser communication network ever designed", which when fully operational will …
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Interesting that the video lists "intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance" as the main applications, as this is an inherently far more secure communication than radio.
Thanks for the launch stream link. None of my normal space pages seem to think that would be a useful piece of information.