Management Board

to that, he held management positions at RUAG Space in Zurich and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics in Bremen

Management Board

to that, he held management positions at RUAG Space in Zurich and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics in Bremen

Milestones

satellite platform developed by OHB System within the ARTES 11 program. As the home to satellite operator[...] SES Astra, Luxembourg had a keen interest in this platform. In 2007, Munich-based Kayser-Threde (now OHB[...] Hispasat, OHB built the first geostationary satellite on the basis of its...

ESA Supplier Performance Award for OHB System AG

for outstanding performance as Prime Contractor for the PLATO mission Bremen, 20 November 2025 – The European[...] recognizes OHB’s outstanding work as Prime Contractor for the scientific mission PLATO (PLAnetary Transits[...] and budget – despite the challenges involved in developing a mission...

Basic research in space: Getting to the bottom of complex plasmas

05. December 2019 Press Release Basic research in space Getting to the bottom of complex plasmas[...] Oberpfaffenhofen, December 6, 2019. Three-dimensional complex plasmas in space were the subject of a scientific[...] the scientific results of the “PK-4” plasma laboratory, which has been on...

Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

Uranus and Neptune are the outermost planets in our solar system. © NASA/JPL-Caltech Exploration[...] giants? On our journey through the solar system, we have long since left the terrestrial planets behind[...] to be a planet in 2006, only two planets remain that we have not yet seen: the ice...

OHB holding topping-out ceremony for its largest integration hall

of the PLATO hall. © OHB Bremen, November 8, 2019. The OHB family of companies today celebrated the completion[...] of the outer shell of the new PLATO hall at Lise-Meitner-Strasse 8 with a “topping-out ceremony”. With a floor[...] wreath on top of the building. The new building complex is to be...

Exploration of the Universe Part 3 - Is it possible to land on the gas giants in our solar system?

Before the first telescopes were invented, Jupiter and Saturn were the only known planets[...] and Saturn Is it possible to land on the gas giants? Up to now we have concentrated on the inner planets[...] during our expedition through the solar system. These are also referred to as Earth-like pla...

Mission accomplished: OHB placing the largest clean room in operation

of construction, the PLATO hall has now been officially completed at space company OHB’s headquarters in Bremen[...] in the PLATO hall. Work will also be continued on the Heinrich Hertz communication satellite project[...] . The new building complex is called PLATO, a symbolic act that marks the...

Anniversary at 36,000 km altitude

the European Space Agency (ESA) and HISPASAT, and was the first flight opportunity of the SmallGEO platform[...] flight of the SmallGEO platform developed by OHB in ESA's ARTES programme and the culmination of ESA's[...] , as the design of the satellite platform we developed was once again...