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...