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[...] ” was boundless (although it must be said that they were particularly driven...

ORBCOMM announces commercial service for its final 11 OG2 satellites

satellites Improves network performance and increases coverage at higher latitudes for its global M2M[...] 11 second generation  OG2 satellites . ORBCOMM’s advanced OG2 satellites are providing both  M2M[...] successfully launched the 11 OG2 satellites on December 21, 2015, aboard a dedicated...

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

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

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

was designed for a service life of ten years. The satellites have already exceeded this minimum service life[...] . The German part of the programme, a radar satellite called Horus, was ultimately rejected in 1998 for cost[...] . The result was a paradigm shift: instead of a single large satellite...

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

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

in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. © IUP Earth Observation 18. November 2022 BreKliMon: How small satellites made[...] proposal for a small satellite constellation for the analysis of methane emissions and their sources[...] Satellite Mission for Climate Monitoring", or BreKliMon for short. As the...

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

On 13 December, the first MTG satellite will be launched and will provide more precise weather[...] forecasts for Europe in geostationary orbit, with OHB technology playing a key role. The satellite platform[...] about the MTG - Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite programme If extreme...

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!

Company Satellites 22. October 2020 Sparkling clean! Why satellites are manufactured in clean[...] rooms If you want to see satellite hardware up close, you have to dress appropriately. However, your[...] . The reason for this is that satellites are not manufactured in ordinary production halls,...