OHB Finalizes Contract for European Data-relay Satellite

摘要

Satellite manufacturer OHB AG on May 27 announced it had signed a final contract for the construction of a data-relay satellite that will use laser communications to speed delivery of European Earth observation data to users. Bremen, Germany-based OHB has been working on the European Data Relay System (EDRS) for about two years under a preliminary contract with Astrium Services, which is managing the EDRS system as a public-private partnership with the 20-nation European Space Agency (ESA). The final contract announced May 27 is valued at 157.5 million euros ($205 million).