No collision risks from GMS-T satellite

for a certain constellation, filed by Thales Alenia Space. The purpose of the mission is to secure the frequency[...] filing for this future constellation. This ‘bringing into use’ is a standard procedure for all[...] constellations”, said Lutz Bertling, OHB SE Management Board Member responsible...

OHB Sweden: Satellite MATS successfully launched

and their impact on the climate. Following separation of MATS, the OHB Sweden Mission Control Center in Kista[...] and the Mission Control Center confirmed to receive telemetry and send telecommands to MATS. This milestone[...] confirms that MATS is in good health and initial communication has...

Space Encounter: Why earth observation is essential

. What’s more, it makes it possible in the first place to gain new insights into the condition of the earth[...] on how we handle resources, the condition of crops such as cereals or trees can be observed more closely[...] monitoring in particular. Hyperspectral technology allows conclusions to be...

Space Encounter: Family businesses are islands of stability in society

who has the greatest incentive for ensuring that the company is in good condition as he has the most[...] is in good condition. This is possible because the company is seen as an institution closely related[...] relationships October 26, 2018. During the International Astronautical Congress IAC,...

“Max Valier” nano-satellite successfully launched

Manfred Fuchs came from and is a region with which he maintained close contacts throughout his life[...] enormously in complexity, of course, as it requires precise pitch control mechanisms so that it can[...] for the MATS research mission that it is developing in conjunction with OHB Sweden for...

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

in Earth Observation "With the hyperspectral data of the environmental satellite, the condition and changes[...] actually entering regular service," says Hans-Peter Honold, EnMAP project manager at OHB, at the conclusion[...] the solar radiation reflected off the earth’s surface in continuous...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

and answers concerning the European navigation system Following the recent launch of the first two Galileo[...] Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded the contract for all first-generation satellites to OHB[...] System AG, the principal contractor. Satellites FM 25 & 26 are in the...

Is there life on Mars?

universities to bring measuring instruments into the planet's atmosphere and conduct an in-situ search[...] suitable for growing crops, this would not be entirely out of the question as it contains many minerals[...] atmosphere. Humans could not breathe in it as it does not contain any...

Galileo: Anna and Ellen on their way to space

of an Ariane 5 rocket. But before this, there is the time-consuming and complex transportation by truck[...] production halls is 22 degrees, and the conditions within the containers need to be exactly the same,” says[...] Torsten Uhlhorn, Head of Logistics at OHB.    OHB is the main industrial co...

OHB inaugurating new premises in Bremen

of clean room facilities and 1,350 square meters of laboratory floorspace have been constructed. After[...] by 2020. Around EUR 6 million from the investment package has been spent on constructing the new premises[...] is contributing five feasibility studies. What makes Mikroba and Copernicus...