Instrument for German environmental satellite EnMAP performing well in test campaign

, August 7, 2020. The name of the satellite mission speaks for itself: EnMAP, short for “Environmental[...] in test campaign Space missions for environmental and climate protection In the focus at OHB Oberpfaffenhofen[...] tests. “EnMAP is the first German hyperspectral satellite mission and is...

Billiards in space: DART impact imminent

Asteroid Redirection Test) is the first part of the AIDA mission (Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment[...] mission, ESA and NASA are rehearsing for an emergency. The mission is the world's first attempt[...] mission and is currently being developed by OHB as the prime contractor. The launch...

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

at the University of Bremen are working on a mission proposal for climate monitoring Heat, droughts, floods, storms[...] working together with the Institute for Environmental Physics at the University of Bremen on a mission[...] Satellite Mission for Climate Monitoring", or BreKliMon for short....

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

How can the Earth be shaded from space? Students at TU Delft are currently working on mission[...] dynamics, trajectory design and space mission design and in particular on solar sailing as a sustainable[...] , allowing it to accelerate and manoeuvre through space. For traditional space missions,...

OHB Sweden and OHB Italia awarded Copernicus studies

expansion missions of “Copernicus” by the European Space Agency ESA. This brings in addition with three[...] . OHB Sweden was selected as prime contractor for the "PIST" (Polar Ice and Snow Topography) mission[...] study with a contract volume of EUR 5 million. The purpose of the PIST mission is...

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

. As the prime contractor for the EnMAP (Environmental Mapping & Analysis Program) mission, OHB is making[...] , Bernhard Sang and Rüdiger Schönfeld about the importance of the German hyperspectral mission for addressing[...] on the EnMAP mission for about 15 years. What does this project mean for...

Welcome back on planet Earth Matthias Maurer!

2022 Lunar Gateway: Why the European Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions Read[...] for research in space - also during the mission of German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer. Mr. Berg, after around[...] six months on the ISS, Matthias Maurer has landed back on Earth. How did...

OHB System AG coordinates ESA project AgriCEM

30 m, launch in April 2022, tasking mission. Disclaimer The view expressed in this publication can in no way[...] in the future. With CHIME (Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment) and LSTM (Land Surface[...] Temperature Monitoring), two missions are currently under...

Research rocket TEXUS tests experiments for space suitability

mission was also a complete success! TEXUS-54 launch on May 13, 2018; source: Hergen Oltmann (Airbus[...] ) In the morning of May 13, 2018, an unmanned TEXUS rocket completed its mission in the skies above Northern Sweden[...] flight. TEXUS missions use this period to perform various scientific...

OHB LuxSpace and ESA sign contract for the development and qualification of the Triton-X microsatellite platform

the implementation of the ESA SAT-AIS mission ESAIL, which was successfully launched in autumn 2020. A further[...] special feature of the Triton-X platform is its optimisation for rideshare missions, in which several[...] -of-the-art requirements for various commercial and institutional missions,...