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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Notable success for space in Germany and Europe

and the environment.   Hera is a very important success In space safety, many were surprised by the fact[...] that more money was made available to the Hera asteroid defense mission. “All told, around EUR 170 million are now[...] this mission,” said Fuchs. “The Hera project had already been...

Asteroid 2024 YR4: OHB experts are working on a defense mission

contracted OHB to develop, build and test the Hera probe, which is currently on its way to Dimorphos[...] and includes looking into reusing previous designs of OHB missions to asteroids, such as Hera or Ramses[...] for an impact probe is already in 2028. Read more: Hera 19. September 2022...

Space for Earth - OHB SE at the ILA 2024

". Launches in 2024: Arctic Weather Satellite, GOSA, Hera, RFA One 2024 marks an important milestone[...] platform. The launch of the asteroid probe Hera will follow in October. Hera is the European contribution[...] to the asteroid defence mission AIDA, which is being carried out jointly by NASA...

First communication experiment with Heinrich Hertz satellite successful: Portable KU-band antenna ILKA makes contact

Short Notice First communication experiment with Heinrich Hertz satellite successful: Portable[...] KU-band antenna ILKA makes contact Munich/Bremen, 28 March 2024 - The Heinrich Hertz communications[...] of a building and contact was established with the Heinrich Hertz satellite. Signals were...

Target launch date announced for Heinrich Hertz: OHB team in Kourou to prepare telecommunications satellite

15. May 2023 Short Notice Target launch date announced for Heinrich Hertz: OHB team in Kourou[...] to prepare telecommunications satellite Right before its journey to Kourou: the Heinrich Hertz satellite[...] passengers: the German telecommunications satellite Heinrich Hertz and the French...

Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr Anna Christmann visits OHB in Bremen

rooms. "The visit to the clean room is really impressive, here you can see that going into space[...] see the weather forecast on the news in the evening," says Dr Anna Christmann, summing up her impressions[...] of the integration halls. Dr Anna Christmann was welcomed and accompanied on her...

MT Mechatronics participating in major Heinrich Hertz mission

20. September 2018 Press Release MT Mechatronics participating in major Heinrich Hertz mission[...] Mainz-based company awarded contract by SCISYS to build five antennas for the Heinrich Hertz project[...] GmbH for the ground segment of the “Heinrich Hertz” national satellite communications...

MT Mechatronics building first test antenna for Heinrich Hertz telecommunications satellite mission

03. February 2020 Press Release MT Mechatronics building first test antenna for Heinrich Hertz[...] work on assembling the first test antenna for the realization of the Heinrich Hertz satellite communications mission[...] Hertz satellite, execute and monitor the experiments and utilize the...

Chiara Pedersoli promoted to the Management Board of OHB System AG

Management Board effective January 1, 2020. In her capacity as a member of the Management Board[...] family and the entire Management Board, I once again wish her all the best and every success.” Before[...] engineering in Milan, after which she continued her professional training and commenced h...

Ad hoc announcement according to Art. 17 MAR: OHB proposals for the Copernicus project selected by ESA

) has approved OHB System's proposal for the HERA asteroid defense mission for final negotiations. Implementation[...] of the HERA mission has already commenced. The contract is expected to be worth around EUR 130 million