OHB developing its own satellite platform for earth observation missions

             Earth observation missions help us not only to produce spectacular images, but also to better understand[...] of earth observation missions. In this way, it will be able to achieve a more efficient implementation[...] a decisive step forward towards a standardized avionics...

OHB awarded contract for studies under the EU earth observation program “Copernicus”

08. June 2018 Press Releases OHB awarded contract for studies under the EU earth observation[...] mission is to detect and observe continuously regions with high CO2 emissions and to generally monitor[...] on becoming a reliable and skilled partner to Europe for earth observation in the long term...

OHB Earth Observation Satellite EnMAP to be launched in April 2022

this with the hyperspectral satellite mission EnMAP : With hyperspectral data, the Earth can be observed with a depth[...] Earth observation satellite EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program), the first hyperspectral[...] a sought-after partner in European Earth observation programs....

OHB Italia awarded contract for Earth observation constellation IRIDE

07. December 2022 Press Release OHB Italia awarded contract for Earth observation constellation[...] programme for Earth observation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). It will provide geospatial services at national[...] , optical, panchromatic, hyperspectral and infrared sensors. Main target of the...

OHB Sweden and Satlantis signed contract to build Earth observation satellites

is the right sweet spot for the most competitive infrared solution for Earth observation based[...] 16. September 2022 Press Release OHB Sweden and Satlantis signed contract to build Earth[...] observation satellites The microsatellites will be based on OHB Sweden’s InnoSat platform Mr. Juan...

OHB and Satellogic sign MoU for the development of joint Earth observation applications

an important milestone in Satellogic’s mission to democratise access to Earth observation and establishes[...] ) with Earth observation (EO) data and satellite company Satellogic Inc. (Satellogic) to explore opportunities[...] with Satellogic, we will further expand our Earth observation...

OHB signs contract for the realisation of payloads for the European Earth observation Mission CHIME

for the European Earth observation Mission CHIME Hyperspectral satellites to complement Copernicus programme[...] satellites of the Earth observation mission CHIME under a subcontract from Thales Alenia Space[...] EU and the European Space Agency ESA. A spectral fingerprint of Earth's surface...

For the sake of our planet: Detailed Design of new Earth observation satellites commences

to tackle climate change: The CO2M mission of the European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus aims[...] by the European Space Agency ESA two years ago for the realisation of this special Earth observation mission[...] for Earth Observation. Transparency from space In the CO2M mission the eye...

OHB wins ESA contract for a study to implement radar-based Earth observation from geosynchronous orbit

for the tenth Earth Explorer: Harmony (formerly Stereoid) is a radar mission for the observation of ocean[...] the implementation of a radar-based Earth observation mission from a geosynchronous orbit. Known as “Hydroterra[...] observation from geosynchronous orbit Hydroterra mission to improve p...

Earth Observation: OHB System AG selected for the definition phase of the next optical Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission

satellites," said Dr Stephan Holsten, Head of the Earth Observation department in OHB's Predevelopment[...] Press Release Earth Observation: OHB System AG selected for the definition phase of the next[...] . "With this broad spectrum, S3NGO will become another powerhouse in the field of Earth obse...

OHB Italia signs contract worth EUR 168.2 million for the realization of an earth observation satellite with Luxembourg

for the realization of an earth observation satellite with Luxembourg  October 10, 2018. Representatives of OHB[...] representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49 421 2020 9159 Email[...] DE0005936124), today signed a contract with the Luxemburg's Government -...

All tests in space successfully mastered: Earth observation satellite EnMAP impresses with top-quality data sets

02. November 2022 Press Release All tests in space successfully mastered: Earth observation[...] has been tested and calibrated ¬- the Earth observation satellite EnMAP of the German Space Agency[...] in Earth Observation "With the hyperspectral data of the environmental satellite, the condition...

Bremen Senate honors Manfred Fuchs: Square in front of the company headquarters to be named after the OHB founder

of the company headquarters to be named after the OHB founder „Happiness in life comes from a positive attitude[...] . Contact for media representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49 421[...] 04. September 2018 Press Release Bremen Senate honors Manfred Fuchs:...

OHB joins forces with start-up Searoutes

and data collection – especially in the areas of AIS, Earth observation imagery and monitoring[...] and has taken on the mission to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of freight transportation by providing shippers[...] happy to work together with Searoutes to decarbonise supply chains. Not only...

OHB looks forward to next satellite launch

06. May 2019 Press Release OHB looks forward to launch of satellite EDRS-C Bremen, May 6, 2019[...] representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49 421 2020 9159 Email[...] Airbus Defence and Space. More information in this press release .   Contact for media

OHB subsidiary MT Aerospace looks forward to ARIANE 6 production

06. May 2019 Press Release OHB subsidiary MT Aerospace looks forward to ARIANE 6 production[...] representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49 421 2020 9159 Email[...] from the ArianeGroup and Arianespace press release: Arianespace orders the first series models of...

School meets the private sector: OHB and ÖG forging a partnership agreement

20. August 2018 Press Release School meets the private sector: OHB and ÖG forging a partnership[...] the field of aviation and space. Jan Andrees Dönch, head teacher at ÖG, and OHB Chief Executive Officer[...] agreement lays the foundations for outstanding collaboration Jan Andrees Dönch, the hea...

Big science and industry join forces to innovate new space technologies

AG cover the whole range of satellite applications - from telecommunications, Earth observation, navigation[...] in weather forecasting. Successful space exploration encompasses a broad range of missions requiring advanced[...] as well as their manufacturing methods will pave the way for more...

Oerlikon AM and MT Aerospace join forces to offer aerospace customers additive manufacturing solutions

14. June 2019 Press Release Oerlikon AM and MT Aerospace join forces to offer aerospace customers[...] by risks, influences and other factors, many of which are not foreseeable at present and/or are beyond[...] into a hybrid driveshaft. Contact for media representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of...

OHB and AFK Enterprise join forces and invest in environmentally friendly technologies for aviation

, former CEO of Rheinmetall AG, as an expert. Contact for media representatives:  Marianne Radel Head[...] 26. August 2022 Press Release OHB and AFK Enterprise join forces and invest in environmentally[...] -company AFK Enterprise AG today formed a joint venture to invest in new, environmentally...

OHB control station enhances satellite communications system of the German Federal Armed Forces

/military satellite mission Heinrich Hertz is also broadening the satellite communication capabilities[...] the entire mission including the satellite, the launcher and the related ground infrastructure[...] be allocated in the light of specific requirements. UHF SATCOM modems form the heart of...

OHB Digital Connect and Atos to equip German air force’s space situation center

. Its task is to protect German space-based civilian and military systems. For this purpose, all near-earth[...] ? Is there a possible risk of objects colliding? Or will these objects re-enter the earth’s atmosphere and burn[...] 04. April 2022 Press Release OHB Digital Connect and Atos to equip...

OHB Italia Nanosat EAGLET 1 successfully launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

, the first nanosat prototype for Earth Observation and maritime surveillance from OHB Italia, a subsidiary[...] Base of Vandenberg on-board a Falcon 9 launcher in SSO-A mission from SpaceX. EAGLET[...] applications.”   Contact for media representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate...

Federal Armed Forces start operational use of the satellite-based reconnaissance system SARah with the first satellite

Press Release Federal Armed Forces start operational use of the satellite-based reconnaissance[...] for media representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49 421 2020 9159[...] . The German Federal Armed Forces can now integrate this satellite into their military...

OHB Digital Connect deepens AI and image processing expertise in concept study for the German Armed Forces

, Fraunhofer FHR, Fraunhofer IOSB and IABG. Contact for media representatives:  Marianne Radel Head[...] for the German Armed Forces Automated processes to accelerate workflows and improve quality of results Koblenz

Multi-dimensional reconnaissance: OHB Digital Connect realises technology demonstrator for the German Armed Forces

for use in reconnaissance and Earth observation systems. Contact for media representatives:  Marianne Radel Head[...] with information we have from observers on the ground or from other sources in the area, generating an up-to-date picture[...] demonstrator for the German Armed Forces Networking...

OHB System AG awarded contract for the development and integration of the SARah radar satellite reconnaissance system for the German federal armed forces

:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49 421 2020 9159 Email: marianne.radel@ohb.de [...] and integration of the SARah radar satellite reconnaissance system for the German federal armed forces OHB System

Asteroid research for the protection of planet Earth

Events catering to all age groups will be held at science centers, planetariums, observatories, museums[...] 26. June 2019 Press Release Asteroid research for the protection of planet Earth June[...] paves the way for projects that are not only visionary but, like asteroid deflection missions,...

Protecting the Earth from threats from outer space

defense mission’ with NASA and thus a very specific contribution to the prevention of asteroid impacts[...] Marco Fuchs. The dual American-German DART/Hera mission is being prepared and implemented to demonstrate[...] 25. June 2020 Press Release Protecting the Earth from threats from outer space...

Space for Earth - OHB SE at the ILA 2024

Press Release Space for Earth - OHB SE at the ILA 2024 Berlin/Bremen, 4 June 2024[...] access to space and the realisation of satellite missions for all fields of application to the secure[...] to the asteroid defence mission AIDA, which is being carried out jointly by NASA and ESA. Hera will fly

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[...] , Director Earth Observation, and adds: „We have acquired a lot of expertise, i.e....

OHB CEO Fuchs: Asteroid research to protect the Earth

an asteroid of a potentially dangerous size (diameter of more than 100 meters) heads for the Earth[...] in Luxembourg. ESA and the European Southern Observatory will be producing their own live segment on June[...] , planetariums, observatories, museums, schools, theaters, libraries, town congress...

OHB supplies instrument for ESA's ninth "Earth Explorer" mission

, Head of Earth Observation and Science at Airbus Defence and Space UK said: "Airbus looks forward[...] to working with OHB to deliver this critical ESA Earth observation mission to measure the full spectrum[...] 28. June 2022 Press Release OHB supplies instrument for ESA's ninth "Earth Explorer" ...

JUICE will communicate with Earth using technology from OHB subsidiary Antwerp Space

14. April 2023 Press Release JUICE will communicate with Earth using technology from OHB[...] – perhaps even harboring habitable environments. The mission will culminate in an eight-month tour around[...] during the eight-year mission journey and the following science phase. “The Communication...

ISS to OHB: Technology demonstrator SPECTRODemo transmits first data set to Earth

set to Earth SPECTRODemo during interface testing. © OHB Bremen/Oberpfaffenhofen, May 3, 2019[...] transmitted a first data set from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth. SPECTRODemo[...] conditions on biological samples. Exposure platforms in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with the possibility...

Blue Horizon completes funding for Green Earth Program large-scale test in Morocco

Short Notice OHB's subsidiary Blue Horizon completes funding for Green Earth Program large-scale[...] test in Morocco Betzdorf, 5 December 2024 – The Green Earth Program of Blue Horizon, owned by OHB Venture Capital[...] representatives:  Marianne Radel Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49...

Space company OHB has won a €280 million contract to develop two new ESA Earth Explorer science and research satellites

and proud to be developing this important and complex Earth observation mission as prime contractor. Harmony[...] is to develop two Earth observation satellites for the Harmony mission. The satellites will join the Copernicus[...] , as the prime contractor for the ‘Earth Explorer 10’ Harmony missi...

OHB System AG awarded contract for the development phase of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 Next Generation

Observation Mission & Applications Department at OHB´s Predevelopment) discuss the next steps[...] security,” says Dr Stephan Holsten, Head of the Earth Observation Mission & Applications Department[...] Press Release EU Earth observation: OHB System AG has been awarded a contract for the...

All systems go! EnMAP launch date confirmed by SpaceX

observation satellite to be launched from Cape Canaveral on 1 April 2022 The EnMAP Earth observation satellite[...] us the world in all its colors and beyond. New era in Earth observation The highly complex instrument fitted[...] to the Earth observation satellite was developed and built at the...

OHB supplies payloads for constellr's water monitoring system

Föckersperger, Director Earth Observation at OHB. "We are delighted to now be able to use our expertise[...] in the development of technologically demanding instruments for Earth observation to bring the first two satellites[...] -up from Freiburg that operates at the interface of Earth Observatio...

OHB and ESA sign contract for Arctic Weather Satellite

, Director Earth Observation Systems at OHB System AG. "With the AWS programme, a further element is now[...] enterprises (SMEs) are involved in the space segment of the mission including OHB System AG, which contributes[...] that the AWS is the third satellite mission to be realised on the basis...

OHB and ESA signed a contract for the third Copernicus CO2M-Satellite

of these Earth observation satellites will be in space for the mission. © OHB Brussels/Bremen, 28 January 2025[...]   – For the sake of our planet and for the sake of humanity: The CO2M mission of the European Earth observation[...] the recurrence of the measurements for the CO2M mission is set to...

Bavarian State Minister Aiwanger visiting OHB in Bavaria

of the Earth as a system, as Chiara Pedersoli explains: “The national EnMAP mission uses a hyperspectral[...] tenders for the Copernicus European Earth observation program and will thus be making a crucial[...] to Earth observation, depend on space industry. Among other things, the system...

OHB celebrates successful launch of the first Arctic Weather Satellite

of time and on budget that sets a new standard in earth observation. Together with our teams and our[...] - AWS is the forerunner of a potential large satellite constellation for observing the Arctic The Arctic Weather Satellite[...] the Arctic and thus collect important data to tackle climate...

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

for the LaRa experiment at the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB).  The second ExoMars mission[...] European. LaRa, a Belgian experiment conceived by a scientific team from the Royal Observatory of Belgium[...] ability to deliver high precision instruments for world-class scientific missions”,...

Europe’s weather satellites MTG taking shape

specifically to meet the high requirements of optical GEO satellites for Earth observation and is being used[...] as short-term forecasts. Four MTG imager satellites have been designed for the imaging mission and two MTG[...] sounder satellites for the sounding mission. The MTG program is a joint...

PLATO: OHB reaching for the stars

. PLATO is a satellite-based observatory for use in space to detect and conduct research into exoplanets[...] have completed two preparatory studies for the PLATO mission. Under an ESA study, OHB worked closely[...] step forward. In order to achieve the required quality of the scientific observati...

OHB with a successful launch into a geostationary orbit

which can be tailored for different mission goals such as telecommunications, Earth observation[...] and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunication, science and space exploration[...] for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications and astronomy, sends...

First space conference focusing on climate protection – OHB exhibits at GLOC 2023

and heavy rainfalls with the aid of applications using Earth observation data. "GLOC is a great opportunity[...] to present our expertise in space-based Earth observation to an informed and highly interested community[...] missions related to climate change. OHB presents satellite missions and...

OHB telecommunications satellite demonstrating full functional capability in orbit

such as telecommunications, Earth observation and technology testing (in-orbit verification). With its modular structure[...] and geostationary satellites for earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration[...] at the international vanguard in space projects. It...