Germany's eyes in space – The SAR-Lupe and SARah satellite reconnaissance systems

SARah will be the successor to the proven SAR-Lupe system. © OHB Reconnaissance Satellites[...] generation on the ground The SAR-Lupe satellites themselves do not generate any images that can[...] in the form of columns of numbers, stored on the satellites and transmitted to the ground segment in...

ARIANE 6 launching facilities: development of mechanical systems fully on schedule

in the construction of the ground facilities at the European Space Center in Kourou. This new contract marks a further[...] 07. February 2018 Press Releases ARIANE 6 launching facilities: development of mechanical systems[...] of the mechanical systems for the launching facilities for the new...

Satellites

and a ground resolution of 30 m, the agile satellite system achieves global coverage and short observation[...] ), DLR-GSOC/-DFD (ground segment), OHB System, Bremen site (satellite bus), Extensive involvement[...] -2013. This order includes two reflector satellites and ground system elements as...

Great visions with small satellites

Satellite mission. © OHB Sweden Career Company 19. May 2021 Great visions with small satellites Fredrik[...] to make the Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) mission a success and, of course, to celebrating OHB Sweden’s[...] . What importance does the Arctic Weather Satellite Mission have for OHB...

OHB’s second SmallGEO satellite in orbit

From the self-made satellite to the OHB team

technical projects: in robotics, they will be programming Lego robots and in satellite systems[...] 2018 From the self-made satellite to the OHB team How the technology group arouses young people’s[...] they will be programming their own small satellite. “We prepare students to optimum effect for...

One man’s bid to secure a contract for two satellites

TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 - Part 4: Arctic Weather Satellite

Satellite our colleagues from Sweden are realising a project that is in line with the idea of New Space[...] 4: Arctic Weather Satellite Space knowledge with OHB experts Carsten Borowy and Charlotte Bewick Space[...] satellites are not enough to record the weather everywhere on our planet and how...

SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform

…) ” by OHB System AG provides information on the versatile SmallGEO platform for geostationary satellites[...] of the 3-to. category. The first satellite based on SmallGEO for the Spanish provider Hispasat will be launched[...] 07. February 2018 Press Releases SmallGEO – A multi-purpose...

PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline leaks with satellite data and AI

." The project will build fundamental knowledge in the use of satellite imagery in conjunction with weather data[...] Pipelines often run through sparsely populated areas – satellites can help to find leaks[...] . © Pixabay Career Earth Observation 26. August 2024 PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline...

Satellite communications subsidiary in Austria specializing in M2M and IOT

06. February 2018 Press Releases Satellite communications subsidiary in Austria specializing[...] in satellite communications and, within this area, specifically fields offering particular potential[...] ), which will allow us to establish a high-growth company.” Contact: Jochen Harms Managing...

Happy Birthday, Odin! OHB Sweden satellite in service for 18 years.

Space Encounter: Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology

Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology Space has entered the mainstream July[...] more accessible to the general public. Satellites from OHB, for example, which orbit the earth, make business[...] October in Bremen during the International Astronautical Congress IAC at the...

ORBCOMM announces commercial service for its final 11 OG2 satellites

60% of the network’s M2M traffic. Drifting will continue until all 11 OG2 satellites are in proper phase. Initial[...] testing verified proper satellite bus functionality, including antenna and solar array deployments, power[...] 11 second generation  OG2 satellites . ORBCOMM’s advanced OG2 satel...

Space Encounter: Launch of four more Galileo satellites: a significant milestone for OHB

Space Encounter: A satellite from Germany launches a new era in Earth observation

environmental satellite EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Programme) has passed its final tests[...] "A satellite from Germany launches a new era in Earth observation" 14 February 2022. In the fight against[...] the satellite is how it works. EnMAP uses so-called imaging spectroscopy....

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 10: Ship ahoy! Satellites can help prevent ship collisions

How small satellites made in Bremen could be used to detect methane sources

proposal for a small satellite constellation for the analysis of methane emissions and their sources[...] developing a mission proposal for a constellation of small satellites for the analysis of the methane content[...] in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. © IUP Earth Observation 18. November 2022...

5 Questions and Answers about the MTG - Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite programme

satellite system will monitor the weather in geostationary orbit at an altitude of 36,000 kilometres[...] On 13 December, the first MTG satellite will be launched and will provide more precise weather[...] about the MTG - Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite programme If extreme weather...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 9: 5G is the next big thing! What role do satellites play in the new telecommunications standard?

thing! What role do satellites play in the new telecommunications standard? OHB expert Carsten Borowy[...] . In this month's episode he talks about 5G. How can satellites support the implementation of the new[...] Borowy Weiterlesen TwoMinutesOfSpace 05. March 2019 Satellites and James Bond - Part

Sparkling clean!

. The reason for this is that satellites are not manufactured in ordinary production halls, but in clean rooms[...] Company Satellites 22. October 2020 Sparkling clean! Why satellites are manufactured in clean[...] unusable. To avoid this, satellites are manufactured in clean rooms. There are...

How the Digital Twin works at the port of Bremen

be used to control processes with satellite support. As Rhenus Weserport shows, satellites can help[...] Innovation Satellites 13. July 2021 How the Digital Twin works at the port of Bremen OHB Digital[...] aspects of logistics. Satellite data is also often used for this purpose. A good example...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 1

protection and are to be provided by the CO2M satellites. CO2M Satellites Earth Observation 15. July 2022[...] . We accompany the OHB team with the camera and show how the satellites are taking shape step by step. To protect[...] the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the s...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 2

protection and are to be provided by the CO2M satellites. CO2M Satellites Earth Observation 03. August 2022[...] . We accompany the OHB team with the camera and show how the satellites are taking shape step by step. To protect[...] the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 14: Space debris - Do we need a garbage collection service in space?

© OHB / Ralf Becker TwoMinutesOfSpace New Space Satellites Space Safety 07. August 2020[...] . In this episode he talks about space debris and how to get rid of it. Every year new satellites are launched[...] . In episode 6, Charlotte Bewick explains why humanity is fascinated by the exploration of...

Space Encounter: I strongly believe in Rocket Factory Augsburg – withdrawal is out of the question

of the satellite manufacturer and the experience of rocket parts production into RFA as a strategic core investor[...] : if we do not have access to space, then we cannot do space flight. From a satellite manufacturer's point of view[...] remains of these golden times are many spectacular launches...

Milestones

company. Whereas many experts believed that only large and expensive satellites and space systems were[...] forward to become a systems provider for satellites. The Company entered a bid for the SAR-Lupe[...] satellite platform developed by OHB System within the ARTES 11 program. As the home to s...

What is Galileo capable of?

satellites so that the constellation can be safely operated over a protracted period of time. The two system[...] of the system but has delegated responsibility for procuring the satellites to the European Space Agency ESA[...] has had its own satellite navigation system since 2016. Its name is...

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

of the growing social challenges and the increasing commercial use of satellites, OHB will go on to complete many[...] , it will be possible to assess the condition of forests more accurately. As one of the first hyperspectral satellites[...] of the task. The development of this satellite has left...

Ship ahoy! How LuxSpace uses AIS messages to monitor worldwide shipping traffic

to the ground station and then to LuxSpace, which sends them to its customers. The satellites are able to track[...] is collected by the satellite in orbit, relayed to a ground station and entered via the Internet into a data[...] by the AIS signals which manoeuvres a ship has performed ©...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

System AG, the principal contractor. Satellites FM 25 & 26 are in the starting blocks[...] waiting in the Bremen Integration Hall. Galileo gives Europe its own satellite navigation system. To mark[...] OHB became the prime contractor for the FOC* satellites for the European satellite navigation s...

LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European Maritime Safety Agency

in the fields of space system engineering, micro satellite manufacturing, satellite simulator[...] . (Nasdaq: ORBC), announced the award of a four-year satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data[...] . LuxSpace will provide ORBCOMM’s global real-time data feed of satellite-based AIS (SAT-...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

in the possibility of a complete failure of the satellite. Despite this, the system still remains fully functional[...] in navigation systems, more precise weather forecasts or more recent satellite images of the earth[...] be produced in series. Conceivable applications particularly include sate...

OHB Digital Solutions’ customer-centric view of the world

-alone solution. Drones, critical infrastructure and systems that rely on satellite-based time[...] in the development of GNSS receivers. GIPSIE-RTX simulates any satellite orbit with a sophisticated orbit integrator[...] signals as those transmitted by genuine GNSS satellites. In this way, the...

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

that we consider space systems, such as Earth observation satellites, as important supporters of Earth-based[...] that a larger proportion of sunlight is reflected. CO2 storage in the ground: carbon dioxide emissions[...] . SATELLITES CAN MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GEO-ENGINEERING What is...

Become a space pioneer by joining European space company OHB

a parachute system to recover the payload. The climax of the competition is the launch of their own satellites[...] Inigo Caudepon, Team Leader Electrical Architecture Satellites Systems Engineering Further articles[...] satellites Fredrik Sjöberg and Benoit Mathieu, OHB Sweden’s new management...

EnMAP: A new superhero for the Earth

will be responsible for archiving, processing and validating the satellite data and making it available for scientific[...] The EnMAP satellite in Bremen shortly before its departure for the USA. Photo: H. v. d. Fecht[...] : the German Space Operations Center in Oberpfaffenhofen will be carrying...

“Family-owned companies are islands of stability and anchors for continuity”

as in 2001, 2002. And for what reason? To combine OHB’s core business in satellite systems with other[...] System AG. In what way? The OHB Group is primarily equated with OHB System AG with a few extra bits[...] . Within the group, this has given rise to a feeling that OHB System AG has a strong...

Ten Questions for Rocket Factory Augsburg

provides a certain base load with its small satellites.” Hans Steininger, CEO MT Aerospace[...] the upper stages and satellites. In addition, we avoid the production of CO2 in all production steps as much[...] test, i.e. testing the engine on the ground, goes smoothly at the end of this year,...

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

and satellite manufacturers, operators and service providers as well as political and legal research centres[...] satellites and burnt-out rocket stages, but also many small pieces of debris. The "Space Debris Office[...] satellite mega-constellations are currently being set up or planned, things...

High school students

a practice-integrated specialist training program at OHB System AG in various subject areas, e.g. satellite[...] specialist training program at OHB System AG in various subject areas, e.g. satellite systems, space[...] a practice-integrated specialist training program at OHB System AG in various...

Security and Reconnaissance

German satellite reconnaissance system SAR-Lupe has been placed in the Company’s hands. The Group[...] transmission of high-resolution aerial reconnaissance images. In addition, system management for the first[...] system and technology group OHB SE is celebrating the tenth anniversary of a produ...

Supervisory Board

of this Committee prepare proposals for the attention of the Supervisory Board for the appointment of new Management[...] small satellite, which was developed in close collaboration with OHB. From 2002 to 2021, he worked[...] in the field of spaceflight, particularly with regard to satellite...

We feel it is beyond the pale to be denounced as enemies of freedom

generation of Europe's satellite navigation system, and which are essential for fast and smooth payment[...] , for whom we develop and build satellite reconnaissance systems and telecommunications satellites, among[...] der Recke, member of the Management Board of OHB System AG, talks in an...

Safety first: OHB subsidiary Digital Solutions in Graz tracking down jammers with GIDAS

generated by the global navigation satellite system GNSS are susceptible to interference because[...] , an A380 is approaching, 100 meters above the ground the giant bird suddenly aborts the landing and gains[...] a navigation signal is relatively weak on the ground – roughly comparable to the...

We.OHB - Part 3: The current growth perspective of OHB offers us great opportunities

more Career 19. May 2021 Great visions with small satellites Fredrik Sjöberg and Benoit Mathieu, OHB Sweden’s[...] at the atmosphere From the end of 2022 onwards, the first MTG satellites will gradually launch into space where[...] 26. August 2024 PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline leaks with satelli...

Space Encounter: Why we need more funding for space missions

the basis for groundbreaking technological developments. We have a number of program proposals which[...] satellite programs giving our French peers a better starting position in the corresponding ESA programs[...] - on the one hand, it is an important customer, offering its citizens crucial...

Space Encounter: Space debris must not become a tool for a new Cold War in space

; satellites sometimes have to fly evasive manoeuvres on a daily basis or are hit by tiny debris objects[...] profits from future satellite applications. Personal details: Born in 1962, Marco Fuchs studied[...] that cannot be detected by radar. And in the next few years, the number of satellites...

Space Encounter: Bremen consolidating its “City of Space” reputation as the host of the IAC 2018

are doing in this industry. Many of these topics will soon be on display at our stand at the Bremen fair ground as well[...] and environmental pollution have reached a threatening level. Earth observation satellites can help us to detect[...] in this regard. For the first time, a satellite will...

Detective work on the oceans

visions with small satellites Fredrik Sjöberg and Benoit Mathieu, OHB Sweden’s new management duo, want[...] , such as the radar images delivered by the Sentinel satellites in ESA’s Copernicus program. When we merge their data[...] by around 200,000 ships worldwide. However, the AIS data comes not...