Happy Birthday ISS: OHB celebrates 20 years of International Space Station

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

and comprises three satellites and two ground stations. Unlike SAR-Lupe, not all SARah satellites are identical[...] of images can be recorded per day. Furthermore, the use of several ground stations allows the recorded data[...] second above the ground. These images primarily provide an overview...

Milestones

services and the ground station. OHB was awarded the contract for the project worth around EUR 320 million[...] including satellites of all classes, payloads, launchers and ground stations. OHB achieved its second major[...] plan involving three radar satellites and two ground stations found...

Satellites

will comprise a worldwide network of ground stations and a set of 24 navigation satellites plus spares[...] stations. Airbus Defence and Space is supplying a subcontracted phased array satellite. The customer[...] of the International Space Station ISS. Weiterlesen

OHB facilitating astronomical research

confined to the ground. Airborne observatories and telescopes placed in space provide access to wavelength[...] cannot be detected by ground-based telescopes. In addition, observations from high altitude or from space[...] lead to constant turbulent mixing of the layers of air near the ground....

Ship ahoy! How LuxSpace uses AIS messages to monitor worldwide shipping traffic

to the ground station and then to LuxSpace, which sends them to its customers. The satellites are able to track[...] is collected by the satellite in orbit, relayed to a ground station and entered via the Internet into a data[...] . However, what is perhaps less well known is that the Group is...

Germany is a global center for superstition

. But it goes without saying that the images from space are very decisive. We have satellite ground stations[...] satellites, and the ground station for the European Meteosat is in Switzerland where we receive all[...] AG and started to present the weather for the German ARD TV station in 1994....

High school students

environment Assignment during training to different stations, e.g., IT service, application development[...] in a separate, secure training environment Assignment within the course of training in different stations, e.g[...] & advice from experts of the OHB group Note: It is also possible to star...

Safety first: OHB subsidiary Digital Solutions in Graz tracking down jammers with GIDAS

of interference. The system is made up of one or more monitoring stations as well as a monitoring center[...] . The monitoring station processes the signals received via antenna with a high-frequency front-end, a high[...] the data received from the monitoring stations, provides the user interface...

“Family-owned companies are islands of stability and anchors for continuity”

? That employees face great opportunities but do not have a dependable or static working environment. This offers[...] to convey to all employees across the entire group an idea of how important and decisive professional[...] , evolving from a small German company into a globally active space group...

From the self-made satellite to the OHB team

with the Internet via a ground station, while another one wants to measure the concentration of fine dust in order[...] to analyze the distribution of dust particles in the atmosphere. To ensure that the teams remain grounded[...] 2018 From the self-made satellite to the OHB team How the...

Ten Questions for Rocket Factory Augsburg

test, i.e. testing the engine on the ground, goes smoothly at the end of this year, there will be nothing[...] standing in the way of the first launch at the end of 2021! This completes the OHB Group's range[...] rely on support in the form of technology transfer or use of equipment. In addition,...

OHB SE at the ILA Berlin Air Show

, scientific payloads and ground segments for space missions. The central exhibition piece is a model[...] m2 of floor space at its stand at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The OHB SE group of companies presents[...] . In Hall 4, Stand 201, the OHB Group displays its exhibits spread across seven theme...

We.OHB. Part 6 with Jean Lorenz, Team Leader E-AIT: Wanted! Front fighters for space projects

of International Space Station By the time you reach 20, you feel grown up and have already experienced good things[...] birthday in November, the International Space Station ISS can look back on a wealth of research experience[...] engineer’s working time, the uniform is clear: a hood, a smock...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

terminated in the 1970s. The International Space Station (ISS) would never have been possible[...] in space: "Agenda 2025" of the new ESA chief puts Europe back on level ground with China and the U.S. April[...] and necessary. However, Europe's strength was and is also to seek common ground with...

Space Encounter: The moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view

of the Moon will proceed in much the same way as it has at the south pole on Earth. Research stations in which[...] be a whole network of such stations. I can also very well imagine that the planned Lunar Gateway – the space[...] station that will orbit the moon in the future – will be the hub...

Luxembourg – a small country that plays a big role in space

stations, from where it reaches the customers. Around 30 million items of AIS data, identifying around[...] receive the AIS data and pass it on to the data processing center at Luxspace via a network of ground[...] that the small country of Luxembourg is a big player for the OHB Group. We have...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

I remained at LuxSpace, where I was able to work on an experiment for the International Space Station ISS[...] as there are private weather stations on the earth offering data, so too is this conceivable for satellite-based[...] . It is totally irrelevant for the customer if this data is derived...

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

on the roads today? If no tow truck, gas station or assistance existed? If no traffic lights were installed[...] . Especially in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), where the International Space Station (ISS) is located and where[...] " of the European Space Agency (ESA) keeps extensive waste statistics. All...

Satellite communications subsidiary in Austria specializing in M2M and IOT

and monitoring as well as the monitoring of stationary machinery without a fixed-line Internet connection[...] in M2M and IOT Bremen, Bregenz May 11, 2016.  High-tech group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN[...] and services. Our existing Orbcomm products give us a very good starting position for...

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

management is grounded. But you still think that we should continue looking into it? Yes, definitely. I think[...] . At the beginning of 2021, a consortium was formed with various research groups to examine the topic from different[...] by the commitment with which the individual research groups...

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

Station ISS. The construction of the ISS also brought together many nations who, despite their rivalries[...] , were prepared to get something big off the ground. A HARSH YEAR FOR THE GLOBAL CLIMATE It is possible[...] that a larger proportion of sunlight is reflected. CO2 storage in the ground:...

Space Encounter: I strongly believe in Rocket Factory Augsburg – withdrawal is out of the question

– but as a result, the smaller European rocket is also currently grounded. Founding RFA was the right decision[...] . With MT Aerospace AG, we have the largest German supplier for the Ariane programme in the OHB Group and I have[...] , and even five years ago the stated goal was to make a...

What is Galileo capable of?

. Ground-based reference systems provide a further substantial increase in accuracy for high-precision[...] landings with extremely large precision and safety without any need for a sophisticated ground[...] to be convinced to implement Galileo. A large ground infrastructure has also been...

Out of the comfort zone, into the OHB cosmos

railway station, and the floor vibrated every time a train passed through. (laughs) Let's take a step back[...] courses at the gym or going to the climbing hall. We also have a group of young people here at OHB[...] found a group for internationals in Bremen that meets every Wednesday via...

Space Encounter: Why the exploration of space makes sense, but the colonisation of other planets does not

stations and a space station in lunar orbit, humans could make further journeys into space in the future[...] . And even today, mankind still operates such outposts for research purposes, such as the stations[...] in Antarctica. I can also well imagine that humanity will in the foreseeable future...

Space Encounter: Why we need more funding for space missions

the basis for groundbreaking technological developments. We have a number of program proposals which[...] 20 2018. Space is an exciting business - this is stating the obvious for anyone who works in the space[...] us to advance our products using state-of-the-art technology. Under DLR’s...

Supervisory Board

with the first state examination. He then completed his legal clerkship at the Berlin Appellate Court, where[...] he completed his second state examination in 1991. Thereafter, Robert Wethmar completed a master’s degree[...] at New York University, qualifying as an attorney at law in the State of...

Space Encounter: The Henry Ford moment in spaceflight

to land again – and then exploded on the ground. Americans deal with challenges differently What always[...] the live events of Space-X test flights and missions. Just a few days ago, another Starship was launched[...] was considered suitable for space flight at the time. But as we now know: it...

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

information via satellite, protected from foreign ears and eyes – even if the lines on the ground were disrupted[...] member states agree on hardly anything as much as the fact that the ongoing space programmes to observe[...] "Secure Connectivity" project, for example, would ensure that states...

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

, pollution-by-ship monitoring and ship security for the European Union and its Member States. The EMSA[...] will be used by EMSA, other EU agencies and EU Member States for ship tracking and other maritime navigational[...] , and we look forward to providing industry-leading satellite AIS data...

From SpaceX to the OHB Supervisory Board. An interview with Dr. Hans Königsmann

complex movements and processes. This simulation software to test the satellite on the ground[...] who were there. Both are grown up now. The older one works in a biotech start-up in Berlin[...] and the Starlink constellation in various leading positions. In 2014, NASA awarded Hans Königsmann

There’s quite a lot going on up there: space debris is becoming an ever bigger problem

, the Chinese destroyed the satellite in 2007 from the ground, breaking it up into over 40,000 pieces of debris[...] and define the primary requirements for the avoidance of space debris. The ISO standard also states[...] for Space Standardization (ECSS). The rules set out the ISO standard are...

Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

and autonomous communications. This is particularly important if connections on the ground are disrupted[...] of the 22 member states of the European Space Agency ESA. ESA members have also made it clear that they are willing[...] contributions to the enormous challenges of our time. Space has...

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

this show of force while its own cosmonauts are stationed on the ISS was a nasty surprise to me. The ISS[...] to the space sector. The coalition agreement states that New Space and the space sector as a whole are "central[...] technologies of the future". It also states that a new German space...

The crisis makes the need for space technology more obvious

and stand their ground. Those who can or must work from home make use of this. And there's no one who[...] , the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 turned the world as we knew it upside down. According to statistics from Johns Hopkins[...] on the country or region, the virus continues to spread at an alarming...

Space Encounter: A glimpse into the delivery room of the universe

20 years. Distance from Earth sharpens the view of ourselves In addition to ground-breaking discoveries[...] described this impression thus: "All matter in our universe is created in star systems and so the matter[...] in my body, the matter in the spacecraft, the matter in my partners’ bodies...

EASI-STRESS: Non-destructive analysis of residual stress in components

were started before Christmas. In 2022, the test specimens will be examined by the working groups[...] by different research institutions and working groups are comprehensible and, above all, reproducible. Marco[...] things, were analysed using diffraction methods. What is the current project sta...

OHB Digital Solutions’ customer-centric view of the world

of business development and engineering. He wants to break new ground at the helm of OHB Digital Solutions[...] . You’re no stranger to OHB Digital Solutions, are you? Bernhard Czar: Actually, the staff here in Graz[...] as well as in Vienna have known me for several months. I started out as Chief...

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

in mind and wish to add and insert the special.” The statement is a good 200 years old and yet[...] government and the governments of the German states in matters of science, research and higher education[...] government and the German states. They are in a continuous dialog on the central...

Space Encounter: Bremen consolidating its “City of Space” reputation as the host of the IAC 2018

are doing in this industry. Many of these topics will soon be on display at our stand at the Bremen fair ground as well[...] as in lectures and in panel discussions. A good 70 representatives from all across the OHB Group[...] in order to arouse at a very early stage young people’s interest in...

Destination Venus Part 7: How OHB intends to bring scientific instruments into the atmosphere of Venus

the surface. The orbiter is to be in a low Venus orbit at this time and serve as a relay station[...] in the atmosphere. It is precisely this principle that the research group led by Jane Greaves at Cardiff University[...] , the working group repeated the observation with the Atacama Large...

Destination Venus part 3: Was Venus a twin of Earth millions of years ago?

Center. Their idea is basically to put weather stations on the surface to measure temperature[...] that are being funded by NASA. You would put these weather stations in several places around the planet, ideally[...] the ground on Venus, but I think that there is a misconception that as you go...

Space Encounter: The new Cold War in space: Here's how it affects the succession of the ISS

have now also cancelled cooperation on the International Space Station ISS. Although the Russians[...] station in space. I could well imagine that they will first uncouple their own modules and continue[...] to operate them as a smaller station. Possibly they will dock something new later....

Space Encounter: Family businesses are islands of stability in society

businesses can exert greater influence than they may realize on the state of society through their culture[...] state for us at OHB and quite explicitly for myself as the owner that we are committed to these values[...] standards applied outside the family culture which have become necessary as...

Space debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered

? It is not at all uncommon for debris to survive re-entry into the atmosphere and reach the ground. Therefore[...] doing to avoid space debris? For several years now, OHB has had a cross-departmental working group which has been[...] more and more cluttered. In addition to a rapidly growing...

Space Encounter: Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology

October in Bremen during the International Astronautical Congress IAC at the Bremen fair grounds. When[...] is a true star. At times I felt like I was at a pop concert, with teenagers queuing at the stage[...] are interested in space travel. I'm also highly convinced that it is important to start...

50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter

space station Mir. Part of the mission is a spacewalk - the first to be undertaken by a German astronaut[...] to some extent when you view the Earth from the space station, but not in the same way. This impression[...] was to build a lunar station. However, these plans didn’t eventuate. Why not?...

20-meter moonwalk: How the “Lunar Explorers” photographic work of art by Michael Najjar found its way to OHB

clumsily over the barren ground of the moon, 380,000 kilometers away from the earth. One astronaut[...] day. I expressed my passion with a series called “outer space”, which I started seven years ago[...] element of my work. Consequently, I have already completed extensive cosmonaut training in S...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

can be executed with extremely high accuracy and safety, without any need for a complex ground[...] to fruition a longstanding flagship project for the OHB Group. And that’s something we’re very proud[...] System AG, the principal contractor. Satellites FM 25 & 26 are in the starting blocks