PLATO: OHB reaching for the stars

Alenia Space UK will be integrating and testing the satellite platform. The other core team partner, RUAG[...] 26. April 2018 Press Release PLATO: OHB reaching for the stars: OHB System AG to negotiate[...] the implementation of ESA scientific research mission PLATO OHB was ESA’s prime choice in...

OHB and ESA seal PLATO scientific mission

will be integrating and testing the satellite platform. RUAG Space was today awarded a contract by OHB to design[...] 02. October 2018 Press Release OHB and ESA seal PLATO scientific mission Contract signed by ESA[...] SE, the industrial principal contractor for PLATO (Planetary Transits and...

OHB System AG proposal for PLATO project selected by ESA

25. April 2018 Ad hoc announcements OHB System AG proposal for PLATO project selected by ESA[...] SE (Prime Standand, ISIN DE0005936124) was selected today as prime contractor for the science mission PLATO[...] are expected to start in June. PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars) is...

ESA’s PLATO observatory: OHB System AG readies for integration of 26 cameras

Press Release ESA’s PLATO observatory: OHB System AG readies for integration of 26 cameras[...] Agency’s (ESA) scientific mission PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) is coming along[...] to be able to carry out observations undisturbed, PLATO will be placed behind the Earth as...

Bremen PLATO Hall selected by Chamber of Architect for Architecture Day 2021

13. April 2021 Press Release Bremen PLATO Hall selected by Chamber of Architect for Architecture[...] room, OHB has received some great news: The PLATO hall has been selected by the Bremen Chamber[...] of the pandemic, the event may also be held as an online format. “Entering the PLATO hall...

OHB developing its own satellite platform for earth observation missions

by developing its own earth observation platform. The core element of this platform will be the RUAG’s O nboard[...] of the satellite platform, monitoring and managing the satellite payload as well as all other subsystems. RUAG[...] missions Long-term agreement signed with RUAG to pool resources...

Dr. Tim Tecklenburg appointed new Chief Financial Officer of OHB SE

Schmidt Holding AG in Switzerland. Prior to that, he held management positions at RUAG Space in Zurich[...] his doctorate. Dr. Tecklenburg is married and has two children. The handover of responsibilities will take place

Industry-University Education MoU – Press release material

of Eurospace: Airbus Defence & Space, Arianegroup, Avio, OHB, RUAG Space, Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space[...]   between their educational path and their entry into the professional world. This is intended to take place

New type of propulsion system for SmallGEO “Electra” variant

elements required for the tri-axial mechanism are being provided by RUAG Austria. European partnerships[...] 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...

OHB now also with a key role in the second ExoMars mission

team that delivers the subsystems for the carrier and comprises proven partners  RUAG Switzerland[...] Platform Mission” (RSP), OHB’s carrier module will be transporting a descent module, containing a landing[...] platform and a European rover to Mars in July 2020. As a member of the core team of...

ESA Supplier Performance Award for OHB System AG

for outstanding performance as Prime Contractor for the PLATO mission Bremen, 20 November 2025 – The European[...] recognizes OHB’s outstanding work as Prime Contractor for the scientific mission PLATO (PLAnetary Transits[...] and budget – despite the challenges involved in developing a mission...

Basic research in space: Getting to the bottom of complex plasmas

05. December 2019 Press Release Basic research in space Getting to the bottom of complex plasmas[...] Oberpfaffenhofen, December 6, 2019. Three-dimensional complex plasmas in space were the subject of a scientific[...] the scientific results of the “PK-4” plasma laboratory, which has been on...

OHB holding topping-out ceremony for its largest integration hall

of the PLATO hall. © OHB Bremen, November 8, 2019. The OHB family of companies today celebrated the completion[...] of the outer shell of the new PLATO hall at Lise-Meitner-Strasse 8 with a “topping-out ceremony”. With a floor[...] wreath on top of the building. The new building complex is to be...

Mission accomplished: OHB placing the largest clean room in operation

of construction, the PLATO hall has now been officially completed at space company OHB’s headquarters in Bremen[...] in the PLATO hall. Work will also be continued on the Heinrich Hertz communication satellite project[...] . The new building complex is called PLATO, a symbolic act that marks the...

Anniversary at 36,000 km altitude

the European Space Agency (ESA) and HISPASAT, and was the first flight opportunity of the SmallGEO platform[...] flight of the SmallGEO platform developed by OHB in ESA's ARTES programme and the culmination of ESA's[...] , as the design of the satellite platform we developed was once again...

OHB subsidiary LuxSpace and Universität der Bundeswehr München sign contract for SeRANIS mission with Triton-X platform

contract for SeRANIS mission Mission is based on Triton-X platform Betzdorf, 25. Oktober 2022. LuxSpace[...] multifunctional experimental laboratory in orbit and will use the LuxSpace built Triton-X heavy platform which[...] enables the integration of all SeRANIS experimental payloads on one plat...

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...

Sign of respect

) at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new PLATO hall at OHB's headquarters in Bremen. © OHB Bremen[...] Schlichtmann, from architectural office Kaars Schlichtmann Planungsgesellschaft in Bremen. PLATO the name sake[...] The new building complex is to be called PLATO , this also being also...

OHB contributing to definition phase for Venus mission EnVision

for implementation in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme. Another medium-class mission within the programme is the PLATO[...] into the geological evolution of Venus. Venus: Earth's sister planet Venus is Earth's closest neighbouring planet[...] and is similar to it in size, mass and chemical...

LuxSpace entering the hot phase with Triton-X

platform on its way from the design phase to the finished prototype   Betzdorf, January 9, 2019[...] platform to the next level. Over the last 12 months it has been designing the architecture for Triton[...] of the platform and its subsystems and plans to develop the platform with partner...

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

reached 38 satellites in orbit. The company is developing a scalable EO platform to provide affordable[...] the foundations for a European integrated data and analytics platform. We are enthusiastic about the opportunities[...] the first scalable, fully automated EO platform with the ability to...

OHB LuxSpace and ESA sign contract for the development and qualification of the Triton-X microsatellite platform

and qualification of the Triton-X microsatellite platform Luxembourg, 26 May 2021 - OHB LuxSpace, a subsidiary[...] for the development and qualification of the Triton-X Heavy microsatellite platform, which is to be ready[...] special feature of the Triton-X platform is its optimisation for...

Smaller, lighter, cheaper

of a new platform for microsatellites. Accordingly, LuxSpace Sarl, OHB’s Luxembourg-based subsidiary[...] -effective and versatile microsatellite platform to be known as “Triton-X”.  Triton-X will be opening[...] completion of the SmallGEO satellite platform in the 3-ton class, I am particularly...

Lift-off: OHB successfully launched a fast-track telecommunication satellite

and spacecraft platform, this first satellite will also bring into use the ITU (International Telecommunication[...] Officer of OHB Group. The satellite in the 50 kg class is based on OHB Sweden’s Innosat platform. OHB[...] Sweden as system integrator has been responsible for the satellite platfo...

Antwerp Space’s new clean room opens doors toward new European space programmes

of the mission – a surface platform which will land on Mars and a rover that will explore the planet’s surface[...] for the communication subsystem of the carrier module. One of the scientific instruments on board the surface platform[...] – an orbiter and a lander – was launched on 14 March 2016...

Beautiful clouds on board the ISS Space Station

in plasma crystal research in space over the past 20 years PK3-Plus; Thomas Reiter works[...] with the Plasmakristall Telescience Apparatus in the Zvezda Service Module 2006. © NASA Oberpfaffenhofen , 31 March 2021[...] . Over the past 20 years, very successful basic research with plasma crystal...

OHB fast-track telecommunication satellite successfully in operation

Innosat platform as well as of OHB Cosmos communication payload are working as planned. The main purpose[...] new technology radio payload and spacecraft platform. OHB Cosmos engineered and integrated[...] in the 50 kg class is based on OHB Sweden’s Innosat platform. OHB Sweden as system...

Multi-dimensional reconnaissance: OHB Digital Connect realises technology demonstrator for the German Armed Forces

flying platforms. The contract was awarded as part of the FACT roadmap (FACT = Future Airborne Combat[...] platforms in combination with automated and AI-supported image analysis. This allows weaknesses[...] of the individual sensors and platforms to be compensated for and strengths to be...

Technology demonstrator SPECTRODemo returned from the ISS

conditions on biological samples. Exposure platforms in Low Earth Orbit with the option of long-duration solar exposure[...] is planning the development of a novel platform for exobiological research on the ISS. This Exobiology[...] is scheduled to be installed on the Bartolomeo Platform, named...

Antwerp Space awarded a contract for the realisation of the LaRa instrument for ExoMars 2020

platform that will actually land on the planet and a rover that will explore the martian surface[...] . The scientific payload integrated to the surface platform will consist of several instruments thereof two[...] Platform and the Rover down to Mars. Contact for media representatives:  Marianne...

Asteroid Day is Ready to Rock Around the Clock

Center Europe (BCE) studio at RTL City, Luxembourg, the June 30 program will serve as a platform[...] the world are planned for  Asteroid Day on June 30, 2017 , the anniversary of Earth's largest asteroid[...] and facilitate future exploration. Events for Asteroid Day 2017 are being planned on...

Europe’s weather satellites MTG taking shape

platform was already delivered and is ready for test Also developed and manufactured by OHB, the satellite[...] platform for this first MTG satellite arrived in Cannes on schedule in April 2019. It was engineered[...] in all six satellites. The FCI is to be integrated into the platform from...

OHB Sweden and Satlantis signed contract to build Earth observation satellites

observation satellites The microsatellites will be based on OHB Sweden’s InnoSat platform Mr. Juan Tomas[...] Sweden’s InnoSat platform. The satellites will embark four optical channels provided by Satlantis[...] detection.  “This is the fifth application of our InnoSat platform, and the...

OHB with a successful launch into a geostationary orbit

developed platform in such an important segment as the telecommunications market. We have developed, managed[...] (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems), SmallGEO is a flexible geostationary satellite platform[...] and technology testing. With its modular structure, the SmallGEO...

OHB telecommunications satellite demonstrating full functional capability in orbit

platform, simultaneously testifying to the fact that the German space industry has regained system[...] of the satellite to HISPASAT. H36W-1 is the first satellite based on the SmallGEO platform developed by OHB[...] that the technical design underlying the new satellite platform has been...

Asteroid research for the protection of planet Earth

. Asteroid Day is an ideal platform to generate public awareness of asteroids and their role in our solar[...] 26. June 2019 Press Release Asteroid research for the protection of planet Earth June[...] (i.e. with a diameter of more than 100 meters) heads towards our planet. About 1,000 new...

OHB coordinates CityCLIM project

platform to enable metropolitan regions to adapt to changing climate conditions Bremen, 17 November 2021[...] -based platform that provides various weather and climate services specifically for metropolitan areas[...] for the development of the cloud-based data platform in which all input data...

First launches in the North Sea planned for 2024 - GOSA starts its first demo mission

!" The demonstration mission is designed to show the capability of launching a rocket from a maritime platform[...] is to provide a mobile launch platform for microlaunchers to address the rising demand in the market for small[...] will thus be used to carry satellites into orbit from a mobile...

OHB and ESA sign contract for Arctic Weather Satellite

be implemented. All satellites in the possible future constellation would be based on the same proven platform[...] , namely the InnoSat platform developed by OHB Sweden. This approach would enable rapid and cost-efficient[...] that the AWS is the third satellite mission to be realised on the...

OHB celebrates milestone: Asteroid probe Hera mating successfully completed

completed It fits! For mating, the platform module was lifted over the propulsion module by crane[...] an important milestone for the European Space Agency’s asteroid mission Hera: The mating of platform[...] ” platform and propulsion module - always poses a challenge, since this is a task which...

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

missions: For one thing, DLR will be gaining a powerful platform for conducting various experiments[...] . The satellite platform developed by OHB will be able to meet the resultant requirements to optimum effect[...] industry. Platform? SmallGEO! Named for German physicist Heinrich Hertz, the...

OHB awarded ESA contract for Dream Chaser Spacecraft study

) platform for European missions in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The study has an order value of 350,000 euros[...] as the transition to other platforms are under discussion by the international ISS partners. The study team proposes[...] platforms, including a more and more commercially operated ISS, or...

ESA, SES and OHB agree on realisation of Electra

will be developing a fully electric satellite platform to reduce mass and launch costs. The Electra programme[...] 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...

For the sake of our planet: Detailed Design of new Earth observation satellites commences

and is developing the satellite platforms. The total value of the contract is 445 million euros. A key partner[...] 23. May 2022 Press Release For the sake of our planet: Detailed Design of new Earth observation[...] (CO2M) mission during the Living Planet Symposium Official signature event at...

Protecting the Earth from threats from outer space

for life on Earth. I consider Asteroid Day an important platform to promote public awareness on this topic[...] international day of commemoration on 30 June is to raise public awareness of asteroids and the role they play[...] that wants to write history “The Hera mission is Europe’s...

Space Norway and OHB Sweden sign contract for microsatellite ADIS

a micro satellite, called ADIS, which is based on the OHB Sweden’s InnoSat platform. The Application[...] platform has been selected to host the payloads together with supporting antennas and subsystems[...] segment design based on the InnoSat platform, integration and testing, launch, Mission...

#OHBgoesIAC: Home game for OHB at IAC in Bremen

is a model of the satellite for the PLATO mission. The stand is made up of islands demonstrating the various[...] of the European Space Agency ESA to sign the contract for the PLATO scientific research mission, which[...] stand and will be holding various presentations and organizing sessions at...

OHB supporting ESA BIC Challenge at the INNOspace Masters — Start-ups awarded

is a multipurpose floating platform for vertical take-off vehicles which is easy to transport and offers inexpensive[...] in the preparation of the business plan. Although access to OHB’s very broad and well-managed network is not part[...] conditions is to be developed and built. In second place...

Global Leaders In Planetary Science Announce Asteroid Day In Luxembourg In 2017

the largest commercial satellite platform in the world, reaching 317 million TV households worldwide and thus[...] 08. February 2018 Press Releases Global Leaders In Planetary Science Announce Asteroid Day[...] of experts in planetary science, business and government joining from Berlin,...

OHB participating in the ESPRIT module for future lunar orbital Gateway

missions to the moon or Mars. The working title is currently “L unar Orbital Platform Gateway ” or simply[...] and currently planning the next major milestone in human spaceflight, namely a lunar orbital base for crewed[...] selected to participate in one of two parallel studies concerning the pl...