OHB awarded ESA contract for Dream Chaser Spacecraft study

The space utility vehicle is designed for transporting cargo to low-Earth orbit Dream Chaser on orbit. © SNC[...] ) platform for European missions in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The study has an order value of 350,000 euros[...] space exploration preparatory activities as well as service/logistics...

OHB subsidiary LuxSpace and Universität der Bundeswehr München sign contract for SeRANIS mission with Triton-X platform

multifunctional experimental laboratory in orbit and will use the LuxSpace built Triton-X heavy platform which[...] for the Bundeswehr’s access to new capabilities in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and offering an orbital lab for the German

Satellites

OHB System AG is supporting customers during launch preparation and in-Orbit testing. In parallel[...] utilizing the SmallGEO platform was placed in orbit in 2017. Further SmallGEO satellites are being developed[...] -details/ohb-with-a-successful-launch-into-a-geostationary-orbit.html BROCHURE:...

“Max Valier” nano-satellite successfully launched

after being released into its target polar orbit at an altitude of a good 500 kilometers. Evolution[...] that this satellite is now in orbit is a fitting memorial to him and his commitment to his home in South Tirol,” says[...] and “Max Valier Sat” is now in orbit. This is a fantastic success for...

ESA commissions OHB consortium with study on the future of European space transportation

a launch vehicle prototype by the end of 2022 that can transport satellites to low-Earth orbits on a weekly[...] of the satellites and the customers: Rocket Factory will precisely launch satellites into the desired orbits using[...] a unique orbital stage. The launcher will thus provide an...

MT Aerospace is conducting research into new concepts for commercial micro-launchers on behalf of ESA

required to place them in low earth orbits, the European Space Agency ESA recently instructed MT Aerospace[...] of up to 200 kilograms in orbit. Contributed by Dassault Aviation to the study, the “Daneo” scenario provides[...] business cases for comprehensive launch service packages for a low...

SARah satellites successfully launched

satellites were received. This has kicked-off the so-called Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP), during which[...] manoeuvred into their final orbits during this phase. The OHB project manager responsible for SARah[...] that the two satellites are safely in orbit after all the hard work. The fact...

Destination Venus Part 7: How OHB intends to bring scientific instruments into the atmosphere of Venus

to Venus safely stowed away in an entry capsule. This capsule will be brought to Venus atop an orbiter[...] . Once in Venus orbit, the entry capsule will be separated from the orbiter and descend[...] the surface. The orbiter is to be in a low Venus orbit at this time and serve as a relay station

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

of Technology and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Her research focuses on orbital[...] to control their orbit. And there is the link between my research and space-based geoengineering concepts[...] role in the orbital dynamics of the sunshield – even if the...

Lift-off at last: ESAIL successfully launched

LuxSpace’s satellite for global ship monitoring has reached its target orbit  Vega flight VV16 lifted[...] into Sun-synchronous orbits at 515 km and 530 km altitude on a mission lasting 124 minutes. The largest[...] in Kourou, French Guiana, on board a Vega launcher at 3.51 a.m. (CET) tonight,...