EnMAP: A new superhero for the Earth

observation. They can usually detect different wavelength ranges of visible light and infrared radiation. What[...] UV and infrared radiation for example. From the human eye to hyperspectral Earth observation Irrespective[...] makes a hyperspectral satellite so special? Hyperspectral remote...

MTG Meteosat Third Generation: Taking a precise look at the atmosphere

aerospace industry. They involved, for example, designing a new generation of infrared detectors[...] an operating temperature of around 52 Kelvin, about minus 220°C, on the retina of the detectors. In orbit[...] and IRS, share a large number of technological features, such as the scanner, the de...

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:...

5 Questions and Answers about the MTG - Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite programme

. With the IRS instrument, OHB is building a new generation of infrared detectors with unprecedented sensitivity. 5. When[...] responsibility for all six satellite platforms, two IRS (infrared sounding) instruments for both Sounder[...] . In more technical terms, this means that the Sounder...

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...

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

detected GNSS interference, i.e. a disruption of the navigation signal. The aircraft was lucky because[...] the interference signal was detected in real time by GIDAS®, a device developed by OHB Digital Solutions GmbH[...] bands and detects any intended or unintended interference. Andreas Lesch,...

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...

Detective work on the oceans

23. April 2020 Detective work on the oceans LuxSpace project SIMMO II tracking ship movements[...] mysteries above the shimmering surface of the sea that are waiting to be discovered. Detective[...] and the special detective services they perform. Why is it so important to evaluate AIS data and...

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....

Space Encounter: Europe is building an infrastructure of findings with Copernicus

of the global climate. CO2M is intended to make it possible to detect regions with high carbon dioxide emissions[...] is building an infrastructure of findings with Copernicus July 2, 2020. For several decades, climate change[...] of the environment, climate and security. Because this monitoring...

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...

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

that cannot be detected by radar. And in the next few years, the number of satellites will continue[...] infrastructure in various orbits. An incredible 8,500 tonnes of space debris are already orbiting the Earth[...] the infrastructure in space. This would have serious consequences for everyday...

Muscle work in space: Training plan à la OHB for Alexander Gerst

a vibration in the skin which the device detects as a basis for evaluating the muscle characteristics[...] so that the data can be evaluated in detail. This will make it possible to detect with a high degree of precision[...] integrated in the system, making it portable and not-depending from...

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...

Space Encounter: Why earth observation is essential

, environmental pollution will be easier and quicker to detect and, ultimately, it will be possible to answer[...] -wave infrared. This technology delivers high-quality and, above all, more useful data for environmental[...] imaging sensors, such as high-resolution electronic optics, radar or infra...

PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline leaks with satellite data and AI

. © Pixabay Career Earth Observation 26. August 2024 PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline leaks with satellite data[...] is contributing to making anthropogenic methane emissions easier to detect and quantify from space. The main[...] emissions. Earth observation satellites can detect methane plumes...

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

The Flyeye-Telescope – early warning service for the sky

OK” had passed the Earth almost without ­ eing detected. And the asteroid known as Apophis or the “God[...] for its name. Home at an altitude of 1,865 meters The telescope will be able to detect celestial bodies[...] for operation at the end of 2023. ESA is providing the local infrastructure in...

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is planned for spring. more OHB Editorial team 11. October 2023 Detecting extreme weather events earlier than[...] Digital Connect develops sensor for detection of urban heat islands OHB Digital Connect GmbH has developed[...] Demonstrators - Mobility, Emergency and Infrastructures" project...

MT Mechatronics and Max Planck Institute to collaborate on the large-scale radio telescope project SKA

. The centrepiece of the observatory will be the 15-metre parabolic reflectors in South Africa, which can detect[...] in the field of radio astronomy and infrared astronomy. We strive to explore the physics of stars, galaxies

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

OHB Digital Solutions’ customer-centric view of the world

information from them. The GIDAS® product monitors the GNSS frequency bands to detect intentional or unintentional[...] GIDAS® steps in. The device can detect a GNSS disturbance, i.e. a disruption of the navigation signal[...] and detects any intentional or unintentional interference. Because...

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...

What is Galileo capable of?

infrastructure. The high-precision atomic clocks will make bank transactions in high-frequency trade, for example[...] economy and infrastructure in Europe and also elsewhere. Many people do not realize that GPS is a military[...] to be convinced to implement Galileo. A large ground infrastructur...

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

and environmental pollution have reached a threatening level. Earth observation satellites can help us to detect[...] , we will be recruiting more than 200 new employees in Bremen and also continuing to expand the infrastructure of our[...] ” asteroids, for example, to determine how strong 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...

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

advantage of radar satellites is that they can also precisely detect the speed of movement of objects[...] surveillance, which can only be guaranteed by a flexibly deployable, sovereign infrastructure. For this reason[...] means that infrastructure, vehicles and weapon systems can be recognised...

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...

Germany is a global center for superstition

MTG, are to be launched. This will supply us with a much broader range of possibilities. The infrared[...] . What is important is that we don’t fail to  detect anything as things stand right now[...] . optics and infrared, offering good resolution from an altitude of about 700 kilometres. That...

Space Encounter: How OHB's IPO led to greater transparency

employees, in infrastructure, in new technology, and possibly also in takeovers, if a reasonable opportunity[...] that it is precisely this greater attention that acts as a deterrent, especially for many SMEs. In reality, however[...] ; we must immediately disclose any activity that could influenc...

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...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

infrastructure. 3. How expensive is a Galileo satellite and how big is it? A satellite is worth about 40 million[...] for the entire economy and infrastructure. 5. So why do we need four global navigation systems? Even though[...] is this the case with trackers fitted to trucks and cargo. In this...

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

OHB consolidated financial statements 2024

. The successful internationalization of the digital rail infrastructure business also marked an important success[...] % in the previous year. EBIT deteriorated to EUR 14.1 million, compared to EUR 125.0 million in the previous year[...] SE's complete consolidated financial statements for fiscal...

Data protection

, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means[...] of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria[...] authority In the event of infringements of the GDPR, the data subject has the right...

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

will be able to serve in the future. In the future, the satellite infrastructure will also increasingly[...] it is in the face of crises and major challenges. The expansion of the digital infrastructure will happen not least[...] it's an exaggeration to say that the degree of digitization of a...

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

also rules for sustainable handling of the infrastructure in space do not yet exist. For this reason[...] in the various working groups. We also have to determine which technologies are needed to capture space debris[...] of satellites, but also on competitiveness, are exciting questions that we...

Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

an integral part of the provision of public services. The existing satellite infrastructure ensures[...] . We are determined to contribute our expertise to this mission as well. And we also intend to participate[...] to come. Personal details: Born in 1962, Marco Fuchs studied law in Berlin,...