Hera

Hera glides past Didymos. © ESA Why are DART and Hera playing billiards in space? Well over[...] Test), Part 2 is the ESA observation probe Hera. Like in a game of billiards, DART is supposed to fly[...] to an asteroid, collide with it and thereby change its path. The task of the Hera probe is...

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

its orbit. © ESA Hera Space Safety Exploration 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera How[...] change were to be carried out by observatories on Earth. Hera as successor to AIM However, at the ESA[...] by the ESA member states. The new probe is called Hera and will be realised by...

OHB celebrates successful launch of the Hera mission

Press Release OHB celebrates successful launch of the Hera mission Asteroid probe lifted off[...] into space from Cape Canaveral on 7 October at 16:52 CEST Lift-off for the Hera-Mission with a Falcon[...] Agency's (ESA) Hera mission: The Hera asteroid probe was launched on 7 October 2024 at 16:52...

ESA commissions OHB with study on HERA asteroid mission

02. August 2018 Press Release ESA commissions OHB with study on HERA asteroid mission OHB Group[...] expands its activities in the field of earth protection HERA scans Didymoon. © ESA August 6, 2018[...] HERA. The contract has a volume of EUR 4.5 million and expands the OHB Group's ongoing...

OHB and ESA sealing Hera asteroid defense mission

15. September 2020 Press Release OHB and ESA sealing Hera asteroid defense mission  Contract[...] Hera mission workshop held today, Franco Ongaro, ESA Director of Technology, Engineering & Quality[...] , and OHB CEO Marco Fuchs (from left) signed the contract for the Hera asteroid mission. © ESA...

Asteroid probe Hera successfully completes mechanical environmental tests

Short Notice Asteroid probe Hera successfully completes mechanical environmental tests Launch[...] window will open on 7 October 2024 Bremen/Noordwijk, 6. November 2023. Passed! The Hera asteroid probe[...] to complete the development, construction, testing and launch campaign. Test activities...

OHB celebrates milestone: Asteroid probe Hera mating successfully completed

24. August 2023 Press Release OHB celebrates milestone: Asteroid probe Hera mating successfully[...] an important milestone for the European Space Agency’s asteroid mission Hera: The mating of platform[...] preparations before the Hera spacecraft sets off from the OHB site in Bremen on its...

OHB team working at full steam on next milestone for the asteroid sensor Hera

milestone for the asteroid sensor Hera Launch to double asteroid Didymos/Dimorphos scheduled for as early[...] is for the OHB team involved in the asteroid sensor their normal everyday agenda. A countdown clock on the Hera[...] is on the agenda in July, when the Hera platform will be united with...

OHB technology to protect our planet: Asteroid probe Hera is fit for space

Press Release OHB technology to protect our planet: Asteroid probe Hera is fit for space[...] Space Agency’s Hera mission. The lift-off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Florida/USA[...] is scheduled not earlier then October 7, when the launch window for this extraordinary mission...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 12: Asteroids - How can our Earth be protected?

© OHB / Ralf Becker TwoMinutesOfSpace Hera 18. June 2020 #TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 12: Asteroids[...] here: Google - Privacy & Terms More #TwoMinutesOfSpace: TwoMinutesOfSpace 09. May 2022 Solar Sailing

Space Encounter: Only space technology can protect the world from asteroids

Billiards in space: DART impact imminent

26. September 2022 Press Release Billiards in space: DART impact imminent European Hera probe[...] developed under OHB's leadership to follow in 2024 Time travel in 2026: At the end of the year, the Hera[...] is the European Hera probe, the development of which is being led by OHB as prime...

OHB awarded contract by DLR Space Administration for the technological management of technologies for the Heinrich Hertz satellite mission

for the technological management of technologies for the Heinrich Hertz satellite mission OHB System AG, a subsidiary[...] by different industry companies and institutes, will be integrated in the Heinrich Hertz satellite[...] of around EUR 10 million. Under the national Heinrich Hertz satellite...

OHB subsidiary OHB Digital Connect signs contract for operation of Heinrich Hertz mission

of Heinrich Hertz mission Heinrich Hertz communications satellite ready for launch Throwback to April, when[...] Heinrich-Hertz was undergoing the final tests in the Bremen clean room. © OHB, Stefan Gerding Bremen/Kourou[...] of the Heinrich Hertz mission. The contract is worth EUR 28.7 million....

We.OHB - Part 3: The current growth perspective of OHB offers us great opportunities

Jaime, 32, graduated as an Aerospace Engineer in Barcelona, knew since she was little that her passion[...] was space, so all her education and professional trajectory has been focused on building up her expertise[...] in the space sector. Apart from her Masters in Aerospace engineering, she is a...

Directors' Dealings

24, 2021 you will find here. Securities transactions conducted on March 24, 2021 you will find here[...] . Securities transactions conducted on August 19, 2020 you will find here . Securities transactions conducted[...] on August 18, 2020 you will find here . Securities transactions conducted on...

We.OHB - Part 11: Checking quality with a passion

for the competition. OHB is already involved in this area through the Hera mission, but my proposal is exploring ways[...] quality with a passion Her mission: Checking, testing, inspecting. Recognizable by: A green lab coat. Her[...] name: Viktoria Schöneich. In her green lab coat, the graduate...

The Communications Satellite Heinrich Hertz is preparing for launch

22. May 2023 Press Release Time to say goodbye: The Communications Satellite Heinrich Hertz[...] The Heinrich Hertz communications satellite will be launched into space on June 16. The photo shows[...] closer. On June 16, the communications satellite “Heinrich Hertz” will set out on its journey...

Europe is committed to protecting the Earth

the dangerous changes to the climate and environment. Space Safety: Asteroid Defense Mission Hera Receives[...] mission Hera. A total of around EUR 170 million is now available for the first phase of this mission[...] do in response to asteroids that are headed in our direction. And thanks to the...

OHB reserving capacity with Arianespace for satcom satellite

Heinrich Hertz launches with Ariane 5 Bremen/Bonn, December 14, 2017.  OHB System AG, a subsidiary[...] provider Arianespace for the launch of the Heinrich Hertz civil/military telecommunications satellite[...] Heinrich Hertz will be transported to its geostationary orbit at around 36,000 km...

Out of the comfort zone, into the OHB cosmos

A bird's eye view of the OHB main building: countless different nationalities work here[...] came to Germany more than three years ago for a job at OHB and feels very much at home here. A native[...] of Czech, she talks in this interview about her start at OHB and her move to Germany and...

National Heinrich Hertz satellite communications mission: OHB orders satellite payload from Tesat

02. October 2018 Press Release National Heinrich Hertz satellite communications mission: OHB[...] Hertz satellite mission today at the International Astronautical Congress ( IAC 2018 ) in Bremen[...] the communications satellite.  The Heinrich Hertz satellite is to be launched in 2021. As the...

Protecting the Earth from threats from outer space

asteroids and explaining the potential dangers they pose with a varied program. DART & Hera: a duo[...] that wants to write history “The Hera mission is Europe’s contribution to a joint but staggered ‘planetary[...] Marco Fuchs. The dual American-German DART/Hera mission is being prepared and...

Successful launch for Heinrich Hertz mission

06. July 2023 Press Release Successful launch for Heinrich Hertz mission Telecommunication[...] the Heinrich Hertz mission into space. © ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video ou CSG P. PIRON Bremen / Kourou[...] -4B, the German technology demonstrator and communication satellite Heinrich Hertz was...

We.OHB - Part 4t: It’s fascinating to see all the things that have been achieved at this company over the last 37 years

in Bremen on the day of her job interview and saw the various exhibits, her enthusiasm was immediately[...] games manufacturer before joining OHB. As a procurement manager, one of her tasks is to reconcile[...] ,” she says. In her day-to-day business, she therefore has many technical clarification...