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

requirements of this complex mission and now begin the final design and construction of the CO2M satellites[...] . The next major milestone, the Critical Design Review (CDR), in which the final design of the satellites[...] satellites commences OHB and ESA signed the rider-contract for the...

CO2M passes Preliminary Design Review

Design Review (PDR). This milestones confirms that the preliminary design of the CO2M satellites[...] . The advanced state of satellite design was confirmed by the completed test campaign of the structural model[...] . The next major milestone, the satellite Critical Design Review (CDR), is...

Preliminary design review completed for Giant Magellan Telescope

01. April 2021 Press Release Preliminary design review completed for Giant Magellan Telescope OHB[...] design of the enclosure, telescope and site at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. © M3 Engineering. Mainz[...] the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project....

Giant Magellan Telescope – Successful Final Design Review

24. August 2023 Press Release Giant Magellan Telescope – Successful Final Design Review Bremen[...] : One of the three major subsystems, the Telescope Mount, has passed its Final Design Review (FDR) successfully[...] of the world’s largest mirrors to see farther into deep space than ever before....

OHB leads design of future sovereign European missile defence programme

05. July 2021 Press Release OHB leads design of future sovereign European missile defence

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

and assembly of geostationary satellites and in designing and implementing complex ground segments[...] 02. October 2018 Press Release National Heinrich Hertz satellite communications mission: OHB[...] orders satellite payload from Tesat OHB Management Board member Guy Perez and Peter Kapell, CFO...

Federal Armed Forces start operational use of the satellite-based reconnaissance system SARah with the first satellite

Press Release Federal Armed Forces start operational use of the satellite-based reconnaissance[...] system SARah with the first satellite   Bremen, 5. October 2023 - This week, the operational part[...] of a total of three satellites in the constellation is already in partial use and transmitting...

No collision risks from GMS-T satellite

29. January 2021 Press Release No collision risk from GMS-T satellite Bremen, 2021 January[...] 29.  The space technology group OHB SE does not see any risk to OneWeb satellites from OHB’s GMS-T satellite[...] as recently presented to the public by representatives of OneWeb. “The orbit of the...

SARah satellites successfully launched

Press Release SARah satellites successfully launched New reconnaissance system of the German Armed[...] Forces complete Bremen/Vandenberg, 24 December 2023 – The two reflector satellites of the SARah[...] satellites were received. This has kicked-off the so-called Launch and Early Orbit Phase...

Successful launch of satellite OPTSAT-3000

system’s design that enabled the safe release of the satellite. Being the formal interface to the customer[...] second-generation COSMO-SkyMed radar satellites. This will give the Italian Defence Ministry access[...] 08. February 2018 Press Releases Successful launch of satellite OPTSAT-3000 OHB...

Four additional OHB satellites will reinforce Galileo

be able to perform. Various satellite designs and mission concepts were conceived and tested. OHB would[...] 31. January 2019 Press Release Four additional OHB satellites will reinforce Galileo Europe’s[...] satellite navigation system continues to improve in performance Bremen, January 31, 2019...

OHB’s second SmallGEO satellite in orbit

06. August 2019 Press Release OHB’s second SmallGEO satellite in orbit EDRS-C expanding Airbus’s[...] /Optique vidéo du CSG - S Martin Bremen/ Kourou, August 07, 2019. The telecommunications satellite EDRS[...] . The 3.2 ton satellite was engineered and manufactured by space systems specialist OHB...

Satellite-based radar reconnaissance for Germany

contractor to the German Federal Ministry of Defense, designed and implemented the current satellite-based[...] 07. August 2019 Press Release Satellite-based radar reconnaissance for Germany OHB awarded[...] of the listed company OHB SE, is also developing and implementing SARah, the second satel...

Hyperspectral satellite EnMAP ready for orbit

17. December 2021 Press Release Hyperspectral satellite EnMAP ready for orbit Test campaign[...] functional tests at OHB's headquarters in Bremen today. From Bremen, the satellite will then begin[...] (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program) hyperspectral satellite has now reached its...

Launch of Heinrich Hertz satellite postponed

16. June 2023 Short Notice Launch of telecommunication satellite Heinrich Hertz postponed Bremen[...] postponed. According to Arianespace, the launcher and its satellites, Heinrich Hertz and SYRACUSE

“Max Valier” nano-satellite successfully launched

08. February 2018 Press Releases “Max Valier” nano-satellite successfully launched Sriharikota[...] Sat”, a satellite for school students and amateur radio users, was launched on board an Indian PSLV[...] from Bremen-based space company OHB System AG developed and built this nano-satellite. One...

OHB’s Galileo satellite successfully positioned in orbit

09. February 2018 Press Releases OHB’s Galileo satellite successfully positioned in orbit Bremen[...] , December 13, 2017.  The four satellites for the Galileo European navigation system reached[...] into orbit, our four satellites activated their systems, unfolded their solar panels and aligned...

OHB reserving capacity with Arianespace for satcom satellite

09. February 2018 Press Releases OHB reserving capacity with Arianespace for satcom satellite[...] provider Arianespace for the launch of the Heinrich Hertz civil/military telecommunications satellite[...] of the Earth on board an Ariane 5 in the 4th quarter of 2021. With a mass of 3.5 tons, the ...

New company OHB Satellitenbetrieb GmbH established

14. March 2018 Press Releases New company OHB Satellitenbetrieb GmbH established OHB SE broadening[...] its service activities with the establishment of OHB Satellitenbetrieb GmbH. The purpose of the new company[...] and related ground stations. Moreover, OHB Satellitenbetrieb GmbH will be...

Four in one go: OHB Galileo satellites successfully launched

their fingers for a successful flight. The satellites reached their destination just under four hours later[...] 13. July 2018 Press Release Four in one go: OHB Galileo satellites successfully launched Lift off[...] , Samuel, Anna and Ellen: Today at 13.25 hours (CET) the final four Galileo FOC* s...

OHB’s first hyperspectral satellite arrived in orbit

20. March 2019 Press Release OHB’s first hyperspectral satellite arrived in orbit[...]        Hyperspectral satellite PRISMA will start its operational activity in June 2019[...] launch for PRISMA: Last night at 2.50 a.m. the earth observation satellite engineered by OHB Italia

OHB looks forward to next satellite launch

06. May 2019 Press Release OHB looks forward to launch of satellite EDRS-C Bremen, May 6, 2019[...] . The telecommunications satellite EDRS-C, developed and built by OHB System AG, will be launched from French Guyana

Europe’s weather satellites MTG taking shape

as short-term forecasts. Four MTG imager satellites have been designed for the imaging mission and two MTG[...] 04. November 2019 Press Release Europe’s weather satellites MTG taking shape OHB System[...] of the first MTG (Meteosat Third Generation) weather satellite, which is scheduled to launch...

OHB Sweden: Satellite MATS successfully launched

07. November 2022 Press Release OHB Sweden: Satellite MATS successfully launched Launch[...] of the Rocket Lab Electron with the MATS satellite. © Rocket Lab Kista, 7. November 2022. OHB Sweden’s satellite[...] released the MATS satellite successfully into space. The MATS satellite is owned and...

The Communications Satellite Heinrich Hertz is preparing for launch

of the satellite’s health checks, which examine whether any problems have occurred after the long transport, were[...] 22. May 2023 Press Release Time to say goodbye: The Communications Satellite Heinrich Hertz[...] The Heinrich Hertz communications satellite will be launched into space on June...