Lunar Gateway: Why the European Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions

as a test environment. For attitude and orbit control, the Gateway will have two different propulsion systems[...] goals of the Artemis programme, because only with it can the Gateway be transferred between orbits[...] in Earth-Moon space and stabilised in its target orbit, which is a so-called...

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

07. February 2018 Press Releases LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European[...] LuxSpace Sàrl, an affiliate of OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), and its partner, ORBCOMM Inc[...] . (Nasdaq: ORBC), announced the award of a four-year satellite Automatic...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

, the infrastructure in lunar orbit and on the Moon itself is to be expanded in order to enable sustained missions[...] developed by NASA that will be able to lift a payload of up to 95 tonnes into a low Earth orbit and take[...] rendering of Orion. A Waypoint in Lunar Orbit: The Lunar Gateway The...

Destination Venus part 4: What could a mission to Venus look like?

European mission to Venus to date, left the Earth on November 9, 2005. The probe entered into an orbit[...] of the mission. For some studies, taking measures from an orbit around the planet would be perfectly adequate[...] from balloons? Yes, indeed. For example, a combination of an orbiter and...

What is Galileo capable of?

are already orbiting the earth, with this number to increase to a total of 34 by 2020. The satellites emit[...] into each other? The Galileo satellites fly in a medium earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of around 24,000[...] in their precise orbits permanently. In any case, this special orbit is...

Milestones

and economical alternative for placing its satellites in orbit. With the establishment of “COSMOS International[...] of ARIANE business. © ESA The step towards Europe and a geostationary orbit When Luxembourg joined ESA[...] for geostationary orbits to reduce satellite mass and launch costs. 2016...

Satellites

OHB System AG is supporting customers during launch preparation and in-Orbit testing. In parallel[...] utilizing the SmallGEO platform was placed in orbit in 2017. Further SmallGEO satellites are being developed[...] -details/ohb-with-a-successful-launch-into-a-geostationary-orbit.html BROCHURE:...

Destination Venus Part 7: How OHB intends to bring scientific instruments into the atmosphere of Venus

to Venus safely stowed away in an entry capsule. This capsule will be brought to Venus atop an orbiter[...] . Once in Venus orbit, the entry capsule will be separated from the orbiter and descend[...] the surface. The orbiter is to be in a low Venus orbit at this time and serve as a relay station

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 4: How TU Delft contributes to the geoengineering consortium established by OHB

of Technology and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Her research focuses on orbital[...] to control their orbit. And there is the link between my research and space-based geoengineering concepts[...] role in the orbital dynamics of the sunshield – even if the...

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

forecasts for Europe in geostationary orbit, with OHB technology playing a key role. The satellite platform[...] into geostationary orbit - with a major contribution from OHB technology. MTG, among the most complex development[...] satellite system will monitor the weather in geostationary orbit...