European Data Relay System (EDRS) testing, March 2019. EDRS-C satellite antenna being tested in an anechoic test chamber in the Airbus Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) facility in Ottobrunn, Germany. The EDRS system will have two satellites placed in geostationary orbit that will relay data between spacecraft, satellites not in geostationary orbit and fixed ground stations. This will reduce time delays in such transmission as it allows permanent contact between all participants. EDRS-C, has two main payloads. These are the Data Relay Payload (DRPL) providing relay and inter-satellite link capabilities and the commercial Hylas-3 satellite for Ka-band communication services. EDRS-C was launched on 6 August 2019. Photographed on 21 March 2019.