OHB supplies payloads for constellr's water monitoring system

14. December 2022 Press Release Detecting symptoms instead of damage: OHB supplies payloads[...] a four-band TIR (thermal infrared) instrument combined with a VNIR (visible and near-infrared) sensor[...] , thereby detecting symptoms of drought stress and nutrient deficiencies before they become...

Monitoring critical infrastructure from space: OHB Digital Connect coordinates IIMEO project

detecting infrastructure malfunctions automatically, across large areas and in near real time, regardless[...] prototype downstream service, including on-board data processing. The automated detection of obstacles[...] 30. March 2023 Press Release Monitoring critical infrastructure from space:...

OHB Italia contributing to exploration of Mercury: SERENA instrument launched on-board BepiColombo

to the detection of neutral and ionized particles in the Hermean environment. "With a major part in the important[...] environment, neutral particles and ions must be detected. The energy spectrum of neutral particles ranges[...] detects ions in the solar wind the PICAM (Planetary Ion Camera)...

OHB Teledata and Frauscher Sensortechnik sign cooperation agreement

Sensortechnik is committed to providing the world's most reliable solutions for train detection and wayside[...] GmbH Frauscher Sensor Technology is dedicated to delivering the world’s most reliable train detection[...] is an association of fifteen European railway infrastructure managers that...

OHB System AG coordinates ESA project AgriCEM

detected are treated. This saves water and reduces the release of pollutants into the environment[...] satellites, 200 spectral bands in the range from visible light to short-wave infrared (400-2500 nm), revisit[...] to short-wave infrared) in 242 channels, shortest possible revisit time 4 days,...

constellr awarded multi-million contract by European Commission and European Space Agency

Copernicus Earth observation programme. Specifically, constellr is to provide high-resolution infrared images[...] can be detected at an early stage and remedied through the targeted use of artificial irrigation[...] a VTIR sensor (thermal infrared) with four recording channels with a VNIR sensor...

OHB supplies instrument for ESA's ninth "Earth Explorer" mission

of Westminster in London. The mission, named FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring[...] infrared radiation emitted by the Earth and to provide new insights into global warming.  A large part[...] in the atmosphere can retain heat that would otherwise escape into...

OHB’s first hyperspectral satellite preparing for launch into space

sensors, which detect solar radiation reflected from our planet in a limited number of spectral bands[...] (typically no more than a dozen), PRISMA is able to detect 240 bands (239 spectral bands plus[...] reflected from the earth’s surface in a range from visible light to short-wave infrared....

OHB Digital Connect develops sensor for detection of urban heat islands

Short Notice OHB Digital Connect develops sensor for detection of urban heat islands Detailed heat[...] occurring in cities in high resolution. For this purpose, the sensor records the long-wave infrared[...] detailed heat maps and monitor the health and irrigation needs of vegetation in urban...

Hyperspectral Future: Satellite Data for Smart Agriculture

to the shortwave infrared range. Developed and built by OHB on behalf of the German Space Agency at the German[...] from 420 to 2450 nm (blue visible light to short-wave infrared) in 242 channels, shortest possible revisit[...] from visible light to short-wave infrared (400-2500 nm), revisit time...

OHB Italia awarded contract for four further Flyeye telescopes for protection of space environment

telescope able to observe large areas of the visible sky at every exposure, detecting so-called Near Earth[...] is one of the principal threats to satellites. Our satellite-based infrastructure is essential for the security of space[...] potential hazards to orbital infrastructure and to manage...

OHB Contributing to ESA’s Earth Explorer Mission FLEX

-Finmeccanica, OHB System AG is responsible for major subsystems: the camera systems including the detectors[...] nm, which means in the visible wavelength range to the near infrared. The ground resolution covers 300[...] into the evaluation, further increasing the informative value. It is planned...

Detecting extreme weather events earlier than ever before: OHB celebrates successful mating of the MTG sounder satellite

Press Release Detecting extreme weather events earlier than ever before: OHB celebrates successful[...] . At the heart of the MTG Sounder mission is an infrared instrument, the IRS, developed at our Oberpfaffenhofen[...] site with the detection unit (DEA) and Interferometer Assembly provided by...

OHB Sweden and Satlantis signed contract to build Earth observation satellites

detection.  “This is the fifth application of our InnoSat platform, and the demonstration[...] is the right sweet spot for the most competitive infrared solution for Earth observation based

Up, up and away: First new MTG-Imager satellite with OHB technology successfully launched into space

technology successfully launched into space Meteosat Third Generation Imager 1 to detect potentially[...] by OHB System AG, as are the two IRS (Infrared Sounding) instruments of the two Sounder satellites. OHB

Europe’s weather satellites MTG taking shape

, France, where further components (such as light-sensitive detectors, electronics and the necessary[...] and the European Space Agency ESA. “Responsible as it is for all six satellite platforms, two complete infrared[...] will have no influence on our weather. But they will help to increase the...

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

is an infrared instrument that was developed at the OHB site in Oberpfaffenhofen. MTG-S1 will keep a constant eye[...] atmosphere. At the same time, the Sentinel 4 instrument, an ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared[...] IRS (Infrared Sounding) instruments of the two Sounder satellites. Two...

OHB participates in latest funding round for constellr

infrared cameras, the water content of plants can be determined on the basis of leaf temperature[...] with funds but is also involved in developing the thermal infrared payloads for the satellite constellation[...] : simulation of a thermal infrared image of agricultural land compared to an image...

ESA commissions OHB with study on HERA asteroid mission

5" - from there, a possible satellite will improve the early detection of solar storms and help to protect sensitive[...] infrastructure in space and on Earth from high-energy particles from space. "The OHB Group is involved in several[...] in the area of protecting Earth from space threats. The...

Next step Gaia-X: OHB companies involved in project for digital transformation of the aerospace industry

-performance and trustworthy data infrastructure, is has reached the space community in Bremen: with COOPERANTS[...] processed in the respective digital infrastructures of the actors involved and on which they can also[...] , networked and secure European data infrastructure in which data and...

Spectacular first images of MTG-I 1 published

IRS (Infrared Sounding) instruments of the two Sounder satellites. OHB is also the prime contractor[...] of detail about the weather over Europe and Africa not previously possible from 36 000 km above Earth[...] such a spectacular view of our Earth – images are taken every ten minutes from 36.000...

OHB Digital Connect develops AI application to improve the spatial resolution of weather data

in the optical and two kilometers in the thermal infrared range. While this is sufficient to reliably predict[...] involves combining multiple images to achieve greater detail. The resulting images will be incorporated[...] © OHB AI-supported super-resolution can improve the level of detail in...

Technology transfer: OHB investigates protective effect of cleanroom clothing against infectious droplets

was then determined. This indicates which shape - flat or spherical - the drop assumes on the surface and allows[...] of cleanroom clothing against infectious droplets Flat or spherical? The drop shape on the textile surface[...] effect of cleanroom clothing commonly used in satellite production...

Instrument for German environmental satellite EnMAP performing well in test campaign

in a range from visible light to short-wave infrared. But first it must prove its suitability for operation[...] testing campaign to determine whether it will be able to survive the conditions prevailing in space[...] also be determined using multispectral measuring methods, allowing conclusions...

OHB and ESA sign contract for Copernicus atmospheric CO2 monitoring mission

European space programme alongside Galileo and provides an independent Earth observation infrastructure[...] in the atmosphere will develop in the coming decades will also determine the fate of the global climate