Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

primarily through the Secure Connectivity programme, a constellation of satellites that will provide secure[...] decided to resume the mission with a new constellation of partners and to launch it in 2028. OHB developed[...] in the exploration missions to the Moon which have been decided on. ESA...

Space Encounter: The story of a good idea

is a start-up founded in 2022 that is driving the development of its own satellite constellation with a focus[...] with its own commercial satellite constellation for industrial communications services in low earth orbit[...] have been found to implement it. At UNIO, I see exactly this suitable c...

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

Station ISS. The construction of the ISS also brought together many nations who, despite their rivalries[...] and considered in detail in the usual annual reviews. I am sure that 12 October will also appear in these reviews[...] questions that arise in this context: what are the long-term consequ...

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

students and supervises two student projects contributing to the geoengineering consortium established[...] forward. How did you become part of the consortium? Tomas Hamann , the project manager at OHB, approached[...] our department secretary with the idea of the consortium , and because of the...

Great visions with small satellites

in the planned future constellation are to be based on the InnoSat platform. This will make rapid and cost[...] -effective series production possible in the constellation phase. In mid-January, we placed the first InnoSat[...] as paving the way for our future growth, as we are hoping to be awarded...

Space Encounter: Despite the Corona pandemic: 5 reasons why space industry will continue to gain importance in 2021

to a consortium of European space companies, including OHB. The EU plans to develop a so-called constellation[...] . Because constellations will have to be supplied with replacement satellites much more often. In a few[...] significantly more from the Corona consequences than others. And that is...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 5: How OHB has been working on the subject of geoengineering in 2021

. At the beginning of 2021, a consortium was formed with various research groups to examine the topic from different[...] angles. At the end of the year, project manager Tomas Hamann looks back on the consortium's activities[...] : Oh, quite a lot actually. When we last spoke, we had just started...

“The first major stage has been completed” - Interview with Dr Wolfgang Paetsch

major stage has been completed. We have built 22 satellites, and the constellation thus reaches[...] its first nominal completion. What does that actually mean? In theory, a constellation has to have at least[...] operation. At that point, the end of 2018, the constellation will be complete. The...

We.OHB. Part 8: Our work is a bit like reading a glass ball.

orbits towards LEO mega-constellations. These can consist of up to thousands of satellites. Consequently[...] secure data communications. The business model underlying mega-constellations is really quite different[...] of my work on mega-constellations I am very active in New Space and start-ups....

How small satellites made in Bremen could be used to detect methane sources

proposal for a small satellite constellation for the analysis of methane emissions and their sources[...] developing a mission proposal for a constellation of small satellites for the analysis of the methane content[...] to transfer the instrument concept to a satellite constellation, this would...

Destination Venus part 6: Mechanical rover or atmospheric probes? How do you explore one of the most hostile planets in our solar system?

around 200 B.C. The mechanism was used to predict astronomical constellations and it is the most complex[...] alone. Another conceivable answer would be: from a distance. However, since the constantly closed cloud[...] that are constantly blowing on Venus. Due to the high density of the...

Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

it for a star in the constellation of Taurus and catalogued it accordingly as "34 Tauri". Friedrich Wilhelm[...] of a Greek letter followed by the genitive of the Latin name of the constellation in which the star[...] in the constellation Centaurus. A similar system was developed by the British...

Germany's eyes in space – The SAR-Lupe and SARah satellite reconnaissance systems

to satellite constellations As this situation increasingly turned out to be a strategic disadvantage[...] billion Deutschmarks (around 2.6 billion euros), a constellation of five small radar satellites[...] . What capabilities do radar satellites have? The five satellites in the SAR-Lupe constella...

Milestones

company OHB. OHB constructed its own buildings at the aspiring Bremen technology estate in 1988[...] federal government to respond quickly and independently in crisis situations and makes a constructive[...] business professional, she was full of energy. After initially considering the...

Space Encounter: A spaceport in the North Sea would catapult Germany into the future as a location of the aerospace industry

and micro-satellites will grow immensely, both for the market of satellite constellations and for smaller[...] launch vehicles will play a less important role in building up such constellations, but they will have[...] their time to shine when individual satellites need to be replaced. Constellat...

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

satellite mega-constellations are currently being set up or planned, things are getting tight and also[...] constellations of thousands of satellites, which exponentially increase the congestion in LEO and the risk[...] in space through binding rules. Which effects this will have, for example, on...

Space Encounter: Germany's Internet gaps hamper innovation and damage prosperity

in the future. A dedicated satellite constellation could close gaps For the specific case of covering white[...] satellite constellation for Internet supply. I support this proposal not only as a European space[...] involve a few hundred satellites. So far, there is a danger that such satellite c...

Space Encounter: Europe's security is also defended in space

mentioned the consequences of climate change on a side note rather than loudly denouncing them. And now[...] of technological tools at their disposal. Climate change and its consequences can only be combated with better[...] Such protection should consist of building autonomous systems in the...

LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European Maritime Safety Agency

Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., John Deere, Komatsu Ltd[...] ., and Volvo Construction Equipment, as well as end-to-end solutions customers such as C&S Wholesale[...] , Portugal, EMSA is one of the largest consolidators of AIS data and is responsible for...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

- What can mega constellations like Starlink do? - Part 13 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy[...] were completed relatively swiftly without any bureaucratic constraints. Obviously, this approach[...] and constructing the two VesselSats, the first satellites to be assembled in Luxembourg....

Space Encounter: Space debris must not become a tool for a new Cold War in space

to increase, especially in low Earth orbit, due to so-called constellations, i.e. swarms of thousands[...] as Chancellor, the new German federal government consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP has officially[...] the infrastructure in space. This would have serious consequences for...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 1: Why OHB is conducting research on geoengineering

such as atmospheric physics, engineering, and ethics. A consortium of seven different organisations from 5 different[...] has changed the Earth and will continue to do so in the future – what matters is the direction[...] to conduct a study on geoengineering? Tomas Hamann: In February 2019, OHB...

What ESG (Environment + Social + Governance) means for the OHB Group

is an incredibly wide-reaching topic. With sustainability, we consider all three areas grouped under ESG[...] focus on environmental aspects and thus, primarily on our energy consumption and our direct CO2[...] the topic even more into OHB’s daily routine so that sustainability is taken into cons...

Space Encounter: Science must foster its role as the fountain of truth

changed. To return to Goethe’s words, we are again seeing today that consensus in science is no longer all[...] and classification very clearly in society’s consciousness. It is an important instrument of cooperative federalism[...] to do with digital communication, but also with the fact that it...

The crisis makes the need for space technology more obvious

we have to consider measures such as company holidays or short-time working at other OHB locations depends[...] on the country or region, the virus continues to spread at an alarming rate. Almost all states and governments[...] are not affecting us to the same extent. In the space sector, we are...