OHB telecommunications satellite demonstrating full functional capability in orbit

x 2 meters, H36W-1 had a launch mass of 3,200 kg. The next mission is already on the horizon “With the hand

#DestinationVenus Part 8: On a flying visit to Earth's closest neighbour

images showing the bright glow of the planet's day side on the crescent horizon during the approach

Space Encounter: Europe must be careful not to lose out

of more than 400 kilometres attract much more attention – Alexander Gerst led the way with his "Horizons

Research rocket TEXUS tests experiments for space suitability

,” explains Horst Pfeuffer, head of the TEXUS project at OHB System AG. “At the ground control center[...] to ensure that the mission is a scientific success,” says Horst Pfeuffer. “Some of the experiments we handle[...] for Horst Pfeuffer and his team from OHB as well as all the other...

EnMAP: A new superhero for the Earth

is a multispectral instrument. Like the human eye, the sensors in a digital camera can differentiate between blue

Instrument for German environmental satellite EnMAP performing well in test campaign

hospitable blue planet. “The preservation of our home planet is close to all our hearts,” says Marco Fuchs

Detective work on the oceans

  Many secrets are hidden in the deep blue depths of the world’s oceans. But there are also some

Bremen Senate honors Manfred Fuchs: Square in front of the company headquarters to be named after the OHB founder

in Horn-Lehe is renamed "Manfred-Fuchs-Platz". This was decided by the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City[...] of Bremen at today's meeting. The responsible advisory board of the local authority Horn-Lehe had already

TEXUS-53: Mission accomplished!

Project Manager, Horst Pfeuffer. Even after 40 years, there is still room for technical improvement[...] of the project. In the case of TEXUS-53, Horst Pfeuffer and his team developed a new antenna concept to test data

A mission to Venus will help us to better understand the Earth

. This raises the questions as to whether we should see Venus as a blueprint of the final state for habitable