OHB establishes geoengineering network

29. April 2021 Press Release OHB establishes geoengineering network Interdisciplinary cooperation[...] to establish a competence network on the subject of space-based geoengineering. Participating institutions[...] on climate change and geoengineering, the objectives of the consortium also...

OHB acquires Geo-IT specialist GEOSYSTEMS GmbH

21. February 2022 Press Release OHB acquires Geo-IT specialist GEOSYSTEMS GmbH Reinforcement[...] GEOSYSTEMS GmbH, one of the leading companies for the analysis and processing of sensor data from earth[...] a perfect partner for this in GEOSYSTEMS." GEOSYSTEMS has over 30 years of experience in...

Cooperation between OHB Digital Connect and Bremen State Office for Geoinformation advances machine learning for sustainable urban development

State Office for Geoinformation advances machine learning for sustainable urban development Bremen[...] in available geographic data. Automated solutions are therefore crucial to ensure efficient and sustainable[...] for Geoinformation (GeoBremen) in a project called "Urban Feature Monitoring...

HummingSat: OHB Sweden Awarded Contract by SWISSto12

electric propulsion systems for GEO Satellite Constellation Stockholm, December 09, 2025 – OHB Sweden, part[...] first commercial SmallSat for geostationary orbit (GEO). This collaboration represents an important[...] , station-keeping in GEO, relocation from one position on the geostationary arc...

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

Christmann visits OHB in Bremen Group photo at the end of the visit (from left to right): Hans-Georg Tschupke[...] of Bremen Prof. Rolf Henke and Hans-Georg Tschupke from the staff of the Senator for Economic Affairs[...] provision of data for weather forecasting from geostationary orbit for the...

SmallGEO: Europe’s new geostationary satellite platform made in Germany

07. February 2018 Press Releases SmallGEO: Europe’s new geostationary satellite platform made[...] in Germany Versatile platform for 3-ton-class satellites in a geostationary orbit First SmallGEO satellite[...] geostationary satellite platform. “The SmallGEO platform has restored system...

OHB Communications Satellite for HISPASAT arrived at Launch Site

. “The completion of our first geostationary communications satellite is an important milestone in the history[...] SmallGEO projects, EDRS-C, Electra and Heinrich Hertz”. OHB developed the versatile geostationary satellite[...] fleet of geostationary communications satellites. The satellite is...

OHB Earth Observation Satellite EnMAP to be launched in April 2022

of the GFZ Department "Geodesy" at the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam) and OHB CEO Marco Fuchs[...] of the GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ Potsdam," says the Director of the GFZ-Department “Geodäsie“, Prof. Harald Schuh. "Colleagues[...] management lies with the German GeoforschungsZentrum in Potsdam. The...

OHB and Satellogic sign MoU for the development of joint Earth observation applications

Digital Connect GmbH, OHB Digital Services GmbH and GEOSYSTEMS GmbH. “To find the right answer to customer[...] GEOSYSTEMS. “In most cases, we are looking for high-frequency and high-resolution data. Satellogic[...] and Gerardo Richarte, Satellogic (NASDAQ: SATL) is the first vertically...

OHB wins ESA contract for a study to implement radar-based Earth observation from geosynchronous orbit

observation from geosynchronous orbit Hydroterra mission to improve predictions of extreme rainfall in Europe[...] the implementation of a radar-based Earth observation mission from a geosynchronous orbit. Known as “Hydroterra[...] (SAR) and placed in a geosynchronous orbit. The SAR permits an...

Made by OHB: New European weather satellite successfully launched into space

), it will be positioned at an altitude of 36,000 kilometres in geostationary orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying MTG[...] from industry, we are launching the first sounder satellite of the MTG programme into geostationary orbit[...] from geostationary orbit for the next two decades. MTG is an...

OHB with a successful launch into a geostationary orbit

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB with a successful launch into a geostationary orbit Bremen[...] of 3,200 kg into its geostationary transfer orbit. The successful launch of the first satellite[...] -up of the telecommunications satellite and to support mission control. H36W-1 will be reaching...

ESA, SES and OHB agree on realisation of Electra

project with the objective to develop a general-purpose small geostationary satellite platform[...] ) programme. It calls for the development of a highly competitive generic small geostationary platform[...] Officer Marco Fuchs. “The fully electric GEO platform is a strategic product for OHB,...

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

capabilities in geostationary telecommunications satellites after almost 25 years. We are therefore very[...] and assembly of geostationary satellites and in designing and implementing complex ground segments[...] ESA with the support of DLR. This versatile platform for geostationary 3-ton-class...

High-voltage performance at OHB

at PCS.   Bavarian Transport Minister Ilse Aigner visits the OHB booth at InnoTrans. © CNA/FOTAC Wolf-Georg Kirst

ExoMars 2016 lifted off from Baikonur

aims to measure its geographical and seasonal dependence and help to determine whether it stems[...] from a geological or biological source. Marco Fuchs, CEO of OHB said: “The launch of ExoMars2016 marks a key step[...] or other atmospheric gases which indicate the existence of biological or geol...

New type of propulsion system for SmallGEO “Electra” variant

of the SmallGEO geostationary satellite platform: OHB Sweden (a subsidiary of OHB SE, Prime Standard, ISIN[...] geostationary satellite platform in the 3-ton class. Customers can select a classic, hybrid or electric[...] importance for us. “Electra” marks a paradigm change in the geostationary...

OHB and ESA sign contract for Arctic Weather Satellite

satellites, the suitability of meteorological geostationary observations is limited by geometric constraints[...] in the development of the next generation of European geostationary weather satellites," explains Rüdiger Schönfeld

OHB signs contract for study to develop reconnaissance capabilities at European level

and defence, which is all the more important in our current geopolitical landscape.” The project will run[...] the implementation. Further partners in the European consortium are Geosystems (Germany and Greece), OHB Digital[...] Services (Germany), Tekever (Portugal), Geo4I (France), OHB Sweden...

Europe’s weather satellites MTG taking shape

specifically to meet the high requirements of optical GEO satellites for Earth observation and is being used[...] Satellites). The six geostationary satellites are configured to provide numerical weather forecasts as well[...] observation and geophysical parameters of the terrestrial system which...

OHB telecommunications satellite demonstrating full functional capability in orbit

, the project manager at OHB System AG responsible for H36W-1. OHB’s first geostationary satellite completed[...] satellite fleet. From its geostationary position, which forms the basis of the satellite’s name, namely[...] is a flexible geostationary satellite platform which can be tailored for...

OHB awarded contract for the delivery of a VGOS telescope for station in Italy

SE, has received an order from the Italian company e-GEOS for the delivery of a VGOS (Very Large Baseline[...] system. The VGOS telescopes are used for geodetic observation and measurement of the earth’s surface

MT Mechatronics awarded contract for the construction of a 40-meter radio telescope in Thailand

for the Instituto Geográfico Nacional in Spain, it is one of the largest and most powerful telescopes of its type[...] /en Copyright: MT Mechatronics GmbH MT Mechatronics delivered the telescope for the Instituto Geográfico Nacional in Spain

Anniversary at 36,000 km altitude

, the satellite was placed in the constellation of the Spanish satellite operator at the geostationary position[...] has developed a versatile geostationary satellite platform in the ESA ARTES Programme, which can be tailored[...] – The multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform”) and on the...

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

technologies under real conditions in space and to safeguard national system competence in geostationary[...] is to demonstrate German skills under real conditions with respect to platforms for geostationary satellites as well