TEXUS-53: Mission accomplished!

06. February 2018 Press Releases TEXUS-53: Mission accomplished! Research at Microgravity: An unmanned rocket from the TEXUS series accomplished a scientific research flight last Saturday. It was launched at 9:30 a.m. CET from the European launch site ESRANGE in Kiruna in northern Sweden. During...

OHB Sweden selected to build propulsion systems for the space research satellite EUCLID

06. February 2018 Press Releases OHB Sweden selected to build propulsion systems for the space research satellite EUCLID OHB Sweden (a subsidiary of OHB SE, ISIN DE0005936124) has been appointed as supplier of both the chemical propulsion system as well as the fluidic part of the micro-propulsion...

Visit by Luxembourg deputy prime minister Schneider to OHB in Bremen

06. February 2018 Press Releases Visit by Luxembourg deputy prime minister Schneider to OHB in Bremen Bremen, February 4, 2016.  The deputy prime minister and economics minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Etienne Schneider, commenced his two-day stay in Bremen with a visit to space...

Italian ambassador Benassi visited honorary consulate and OHB in Bremen

06. February 2018 Press Releases Italian ambassador Benassi visited honorary consulate and OHB in Bremen The Italian ambassador to Germany, Mr. Pietro Benassi, yesterday traveled to the honorary consulate in Bremen as well as the space technology company OHB, which is managed by honorary consul...

OHB and China All Access are Partnering to Develop Advanced Satellite Communications Applications for the Chinese Market

06. February 2018 Press Releases OHB and China All Access are Partnering to Develop Advanced Satellite Communications Applications for the Chinese Market China All Access (Holdings) Limited (“China All Access”, stock code: 633.HK) and OHB SE (Prime Standard; ISIN: DE0005936124) announced today a...

ESA, SES and OHB agree on realisation of Electra

06. February 2018 Press Releases ESA, SES and OHB agree on realisation of Electra SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and OHB System AG (subsidiary of OHB SE, Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124) announced today the signature of contracts for the next phase of the...

ExoMars 2016 lifted off from Baikonur

06. February 2018 Press Releases ExoMars 2016 lifted off from Baikonur The ExoMars 2016-Mission, including the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli, was launched this morning at 09:31 GMT (10:31 CET) aboard a Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The confirmation of the...

Successful Launch: ExoMars on its way to the Red Planet

06. February 2018 Press Releases Successful Launch: ExoMars on its way to the Red Planet The first of two joint ESA–Roscosmos missions to Mars has begun a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, where it will address unsolved mysteries of the planet’s atmosphere that could indicate present-day...

Next two Galileo-FOC Satellites arrived at Spaceport Kourou

06. February 2018 Press Releases Next two Galileo-FOC Satellites arrived at Spaceport Kourou Kourou, 06.04.2016.  The next two Galileo FOC* satellites (Danielè and Alizée) designed and built by OHB System AG for the European Navigation System, have arrived safe and sound at the launch site in...

Inauguration of the new “Optics & Science” OHB Space Center in Oberpfaffenhofen

06. February 2018 Press Releases Inauguration of the new “Optics & Science” OHB Space Center in Oberpfaffenhofen The new OHB Space Center in Oberpfaffenhofen is one of the most modern centers for optical systems and science missions in the space industry. In an official inauguration ceremony held...

Galileo FOC satellites Danielè and Alizée successfully launched

06. February 2018 Press Releases Galileo FOC satellites Danielè and Alizée successfully launched Kourou, May 24, 2016.  Known as Danielè and Alizée, another two Galileo FOC* satellites developed and built by OHB System AG have been successfully launched on board a Soyuz launcher, which lifted off...

Service agreement for the Paranal observatory in Chile expanded

07. February 2018 Press Releases Service agreement for the Paranal observatory in Chile expanded Santiago de Chile May 17, 2016.  Chilean-based MT Mecatronica SpA, a subsidiary of OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124) has once again won the international tender for the provision of maintenance...

Dividend of € 0.40 per share approved for 2015 by the annual general meeting

07. February 2018 Press Releases Dividend of € 0.40 per share approved for 2015 by the annual general meeting Bremen, May 25, 2016.  The shareholders of the OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124) will receive a dividend of EUR 0.40 per share entitled to dividend for 2015 (previous year EUR...

Fraunhofer Technology Day at OHB System AG

07. February 2018 Press Releases Fraunhofer Technology Day at OHB System AG Memorandum of Understanding Signed On June 22, 2016, OHB System AG and Fraunhofer Space Alliance signed a memorandum of understanding for a long-term research and development partnership. The memorandum was signed during a...

OHB in mourning following the death of Horst Rauck

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB in mourning following the death of Horst Rauck Following the sudden death of Horst Rauck, the Supervisory Board and Management Board together with the employees of OHB SE are mourning the loss of a friend and great space pioneer. Horst Rauck died last Sunday,...

Antwerp Space receives work order for the Communications-Subsystem of JUICE

07. February 2018 Press Releases Antwerp Space receives work order for the Communications-Subsystem of JUICE Antwerp Space, a subsidiary of german-based and listed technology group OHB SE (ISIN DE0005936124) has been awarded a contract for the delivery of the JUICE Spacecraft’s Communication...

CGS signed the conversion contract for the realization of the MWI instrument for the European MetOp-SG weather satellites

07. February 2018 Press Releases CGS signed the conversion contract for the realization of the MWI instrument for the European MetOp-SG weather satellites CGS SpA Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio, a subsidiary of the listed technology group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124) and Airbus...

OHB awarded contract by DLR Space Administration for the technological management of technologies for the Heinrich Hertz satellite mission

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB awarded contract by DLR Space Administration for the technological management of technologies for the Heinrich Hertz satellite mission OHB System AG, a subsidiary of listed technology group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), has been awarded a contract...

The Dream Chaser® for European Utilization Program Takes Flight with Memorandum of Understanding

07. February 2018 Press Releases The Dream Chaser® for European Utilization Program Takes Flight with Memorandum of Understanding The Dream Chaser® for European Utilization (DC4EU) program kicked off its pilot phase with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Sierra Nevada Corporation...

Antwerp Space awarded a contract for the realisation of the LaRa instrument for ExoMars 2020

07. February 2018 Press Releases Antwerp Space awarded a contract for the realisation of the LaRa instrument for ExoMars 2020 Antwerp Space N.V., a subsidiary of the listed space and technology group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), signed a contract with ESA for supplying the...

ExoMars TGO reaches Mars orbit while EDM situation under assessment

07. February 2018 Press Releases ExoMars TGO reaches Mars orbit while EDM situation under assessment The ExoMars-Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) with a core module (MTP) designed and built by OHB, has successfully performed the long 139-minute burn required to be captured by Mars and entered an elliptical...

Antwerp Space’s new clean room opens doors toward new European space programmes

07. February 2018 Press Releases Antwerp Space’s new clean room opens doors toward new European space programmes Antwerp, 26 October 2016  – Today Antwerp Space has officially opened its new clean room, in the presence of Belgian State Secretary for Science Policy Elke Sleurs and Mayor of Antwerp...

OHB proceeds with consolidation phase for ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB proceeds with consolidation phase for ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission OHB System AG, subsidiary of listed technology and space group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), has successfully competed in the competition for the consolidation phase of ESA’s...

OHB Contributing to ESA’s Earth Explorer Mission FLEX

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB Contributing to ESA’s Earth Explorer Mission FLEX OHB System AG was contracted to play a substantial role in the European Earth Explorer mission FLEX which is scheduled for launch in 2022. For the prime contractor Leonardo-Finmeccanica, OHB will design and...

Four Galileo FOC satellites successfully launched all at once

07. February 2018 Press Releases Four Galileo FOC satellites successfully launched all at once Kourou, November 17th 2016.  Another four Galileo FOC* satellites developed and built by OHB System AG have been successfully launched on board  an Ariane 5 ES launcher, which lifted off from the Kourou...

OHB Communications Satellite for HISPASAT arrived at Launch Site

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB Communications Satellite for HISPASAT arrived at Launch Site Bremen/Kourou, December 1st, 2016.  Telecommunications satellite H36W-1 of Bremen satellite manufacturer OHB has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The overall design of the...

SmallGEO: Europe’s new geostationary satellite platform made in Germany

07. February 2018 Press Releases SmallGEO: Europe’s new geostationary satellite platform made in Germany Versatile platform for 3-ton-class satellites in a geostationary orbit First SmallGEO satellite made by OHB being readied for launching Bremen, January 23, 2017.  At a joint information event...

Orion Propulsion Qualification Model en route to White Sands for hot firing tests

07. February 2018 Press Releases Orion Propulsion Qualification Model en route to White Sands for hot firing tests After almost a year of hard work, OHB Sweden (a subsidiary of OHB SE, Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124) has now finalised the integration of the Propulsion Qualification Model (PQM)...

OHB with a successful launch into a geostationary orbit

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB with a successful launch into a geostationary orbit Bremen/Kourou, January 28, 2017.  In the early hours of the morning, the telecommunications satellite H36W-1 produced by space technology company OHB System AG reached its target orbit at an altitude of 36,000...

OHB funding a foundation professorship to improve cyber security in satellite communications

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB funding a foundation professorship to improve cyber security in satellite communications Bremen / Neubiberg, February 3, 2017.  In today’s information society, the development of efficient and secure communications channels is increasingly growing in importance....

NASA Space Launch System: MT Aerospace awarded further contracts by Boeing

07. February 2018 Press Releases NASA Space Launch System: MT Aerospace awarded further contracts by Boeing Augsburg, February 09, 2017.  MT Aerospace AG, a member of the European space and technology group OHB SE (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard), has been awarded further contracts by US space...

New type of propulsion system for SmallGEO “Electra” variant

07. February 2018 Press Releases New type of propulsion system for SmallGEO “Electra” variant Bremen, 13.02.2017.  OHB System AG is going one decisive step further in the development of the SmallGEO geostationary satellite platform: OHB Sweden (a subsidiary of OHB SE, Prime Standard, ISIN...

Global Leaders In Planetary Science Announce Asteroid Day In Luxembourg In 2017

08. February 2018 Press Releases Global Leaders In Planetary Science Announce Asteroid Day In Luxembourg In 2017 Asteroid Day Press Conference Speakers in Luxembourg Speakers from left to right:  Grig Richters , Co-Founder Asteroid Day /  Danica Remy ,  B612 Foundation and Co-Founder Asteroid Day...

OHB Venture Capital invests in astrofactum

08. February 2018 Press Releases OHB Venture Capital invests in astrofactum Bremen, 16th March 2017.  OHB Venture Capital GmbH has announced its participation as investor and as strategic partner to astrofactum GmbH. OHB Venture Capital GmbH is a fully owned subsidiary of the listed space...

MT Mechatronics awarded contract for the construction of a 40-meter radio telescope in Thailand

08. February 2018 Press Releases MT Mechatronics awarded contract for the construction of a 40-meter radio telescope in Thailand Chiang Mai/ Thailand, March 17, 2017.  The Mainz, Germany-based antenna and telescope specialist MT Mechatronics GmbH (a subsidiary of OHB SE, Prime Standard, ISIN...

International Astronautical Congress will take place in Bremen in 2018

08. February 2018 Press Releases International Astronautical Congress will take place in Bremen in 2018 OHB is part of “Team Germany“ Bremen, March 17, 2017.  OHB SE and MT Aerospace AG (a subsidiary of OHB SE, Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124) are partners of “Team Germany“ who is going to...

OHB Venture Capital and LuxSpace establishing company in Luxembourg to enable sustainable life in space

08. February 2018 Press Releases OHB Venture Capital and LuxSpace establishing company in Luxembourg to enable sustainable life in space Luxembourg, Munich, April 4, 2017:  OHB Venture Capital GmbH, Munich, and LuxSpace s.à r.l., Betzdorf, Luxembourg (both subsidiaries of OHB SE, Prime Standard,...

Successful mission by sounding rocket MAXUS-9

08. February 2018 Press Releases Successful mission by sounding rocket MAXUS-9 Research in gravity-free conditions Esrange launch site, North Sweden, April 7, 2017.  At 11:30 local time, the noise of a launching rocket pierced the snow-covered landscape in the vicinity of the Esrange launch pad...

OHB supporting ESA BIC Challenge at the INNOspace Masters — Start-ups awarded

08. February 2018 Press Releases OHB supporting ESA BIC Challenge at the INNOspace Masters — Start-ups awarded Finalists, presenters, partners & sponsors* Bremen, 17. May 2017.  At the INNOspace Masters Awards ceremony, which was held in the presence of Brigitte Zypries, the Federal Minister of...

OHB telecommunications satellite demonstrating full functional capability in orbit

08. February 2018 Press Releases OHB telecommunications satellite demonstrating full functional capability in orbit First SmallGEO handed over to customer HISPASAT Bremen June 02, 2017.  Launched at the beginning of the year, the H36W-1 telecommunications satellite supplied by OHB System AG has...

OHB at the Paris Air Show 2017

08. February 2018 Press Releases OHB at the Paris Air Show 2017 The AEROSPACE FAMILY presenting its range of goods and services Bremen, June 8, 2017.  Once again, listed technology group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124) will be an exhibitor at this year’s Paris Air Show alongside its...

MT Aerospace awarded contract for the development of tank and structural components for the new Ariane 6 launcher

08. February 2018 Press Releases MT Aerospace awarded contract for the development of tank and structural components for the new Ariane 6 launcher Augsburg, Germany-based space technology company MT Aerospace AG, a subsidiary of the listed technology group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN:...

OHB italia, on behalf of the italian space agency, and ARIANESPACE sign contract to launch PRISMA italian satellite

08. February 2018 Press Releases OHB italia, on behalf of the italian space agency, and ARIANESPACE sign contract to launch PRISMA italian satellite OHB Italia Spa and Arianespace announced today the signature of the launch contract for the Italian Space Agency’s PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale...

Industry-University Education MoU – Press release material

08. February 2018 Press Releases Industry-University Education MoU – Press release material On June 21st, 2017,  a group of major European space manufacturing industries (all members of Eurospace: Airbus Defence & Space, Arianegroup, Avio, OHB, RUAG Space, Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space) and...

ESA and the European Commission awarding OHB System AG a contract for a further eight navigation satellites

08. February 2018 Press Releases ESA and the European Commission awarding OHB System AG a contract for a further eight navigation satellites Bremen, Paris, June 22, 2017.  OHB System AG was awarded a contract to produce additional eight navigation satellites for the Galileo programme. Signed today,...

“Max Valier” nano-satellite successfully launched

08. February 2018 Press Releases “Max Valier” nano-satellite successfully launched Sriharikota/ India, Bolzano/ South Tirol, Bremen/ Germany, June 23, 2017:  Today at 6.00 hours CEST, “Max Valier Sat”, a satellite for school students and amateur radio users, was launched on board an Indian PSLV...

Asteroid Day is Ready to Rock Around the Clock

08. February 2018 Press Releases Asteroid Day is Ready to Rock Around the Clock On June 30, learn about Asteroids! Luxembourg, Silicon Valley  -- More than 700 events in 190 countries around the world are planned for  Asteroid Day on June 30, 2017 , the anniversary of Earth's largest asteroid...

Dr. Wolfgang Paetsch joining the Management Board of OHB System AG

08. February 2018 Press Releases MT Aerospace awarded contract for the development of tank and structural components for the new Ariane 6 launcher The Supervisory Board of OHB System AG, a subsidiary of OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), has appointed Dr. Wolfgang Paetsch to the company’s...

New type of booster casing for ARIANE 6 successfully tested

08. February 2018 Press Releases New type of booster casing for ARIANE 6 successfully tested With a diameter of 3.5 meters and a length of 6 meters, the booster was tested at the Materials Testing Institute in Stuttgart to determine whether it meets representative requirements as seen during an...

Successful launch of satellite OPTSAT-3000

08. February 2018 Press Releases Successful launch of satellite OPTSAT-3000 OHB Italia providing launch services Bremen, August 2nd, 2017.  Earth observation satellite OPTSAT-3000 was successfully launched on board the VEGA flight VV10 from European spaceport Kourou, French Guyana on August 2nd at...