Satellites

, experts at OHB System AG are working on designs for the next generation of navigation satellites[...] platform for communications payloads. With its modular design, however, SmallGEO also provides a cost[...] Satellite Technology With its steady, primarily organic growth and technological...

Great visions with small satellites

us to demonstrate the maturity of the design as the satellite had been developed, integrated and tested in less than[...] Satellite mission. © OHB Sweden Career Company 19. May 2021 Great visions with small satellites Fredrik[...] to make the Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) mission a success and,...

OHB’s second SmallGEO satellite in orbit

From the self-made satellite to the OHB team

2018 From the self-made satellite to the OHB team How the technology group arouses young people’s[...] Germany will be meeting in the space city of Bremen to demonstrate their miniature satellites[...] the contestants. The primary mission is the same for all teams: the satellite must be able to...

One man’s bid to secure a contract for two satellites

TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 - Part 4: Arctic Weather Satellite

4: Arctic Weather Satellite Space knowledge with OHB experts Carsten Borowy and Charlotte Bewick Space[...] satellites are not enough to record the weather everywhere on our planet and how with the Arctic Weather[...] Satellite our colleagues from Sweden are realising a project that is in line...

SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform

07. February 2018 Press Releases SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform[...] The new brochure “ SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform (click here to open[...] …) ” by OHB System AG provides information on the versatile SmallGEO platform for geostationary ...

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

Pipelines often run through sparsely populated areas – satellites can help to find leaks[...] . © Pixabay Career Earth Observation 26. August 2024 PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline leaks with satellite data[...] emissions. Earth observation satellites can detect methane plumes Satellite data can help...

Satellite communications subsidiary in Austria specializing in M2M and IOT

06. February 2018 Press Releases Satellite communications subsidiary in Austria specializing[...] in satellite communications and, within this area, specifically fields offering particular potential

Happy Birthday, Odin! OHB Sweden satellite in service for 18 years.

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

Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology Space has entered the mainstream July[...] more accessible to the general public. Satellites from OHB, for example, which orbit the earth, make business[...] ” was boundless (although it must be said that they were particularly driven...

ORBCOMM announces commercial service for its final 11 OG2 satellites

satellites Improves network performance and increases coverage at higher latitudes for its global M2M[...] 11 second generation  OG2 satellites . ORBCOMM’s advanced OG2 satellites are providing both  M2M[...] successfully launched the 11 OG2 satellites on December 21, 2015, aboard a dedicated...

Space Encounter: Launch of four more Galileo satellites: a significant milestone for OHB

Space Encounter: A satellite from Germany launches a new era in Earth observation

"A satellite from Germany launches a new era in Earth observation" 14 February 2022. In the fight against[...] environmental satellite EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Programme) has passed its final tests[...] the satellite is how it works. EnMAP uses so-called imaging spectroscopy....

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

was designed for a service life of ten years. The satellites have already exceeded this minimum service life[...] . The German part of the programme, a radar satellite called Horus, was ultimately rejected in 1998 for cost[...] . The result was a paradigm shift: instead of a single large satellite...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 10: Ship ahoy! Satellites can help prevent ship collisions

How small satellites made in Bremen could be used to detect methane sources

in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. © IUP Earth Observation 18. November 2022 BreKliMon: How small satellites made[...] proposal for a small satellite constellation for the analysis of methane emissions and their sources[...] Satellite Mission for Climate Monitoring", or BreKliMon for short. As the...

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

On 13 December, the first MTG satellite will be launched and will provide more precise weather[...] forecasts for Europe in geostationary orbit, with OHB technology playing a key role. The satellite platform[...] about the MTG - Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite programme If extreme...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 9: 5G is the next big thing! What role do satellites play in the new telecommunications standard?

thing! What role do satellites play in the new telecommunications standard? OHB expert Carsten Borowy[...] . In this month's episode he talks about 5G. How can satellites support the implementation of the new[...] Borowy Weiterlesen TwoMinutesOfSpace 05. March 2019 Satellites and James Bond - Part

Sparkling clean!

Company Satellites 22. October 2020 Sparkling clean! Why satellites are manufactured in clean[...] rooms If you want to see satellite hardware up close, you have to dress appropriately. However, your[...] . The reason for this is that satellites are not manufactured in ordinary production halls,...

How the Digital Twin works at the port of Bremen

Innovation Satellites 13. July 2021 How the Digital Twin works at the port of Bremen OHB Digital[...] aspects of logistics. Satellite data is also often used for this purpose. A good example of this is online[...] logistics at the port of Bremen using satellite data as a basis. Rhenus Weserport...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 1

protection and are to be provided by the CO2M satellites. CO2M Satellites Earth Observation 15. July 2022[...] the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the satellites for the mission by 2025[...] . We accompany the OHB team with the camera and show how the satellites are...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 2

protection and are to be provided by the CO2M satellites. CO2M Satellites Earth Observation 03. August 2022[...] the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the satellites for the mission by 2025[...] . We accompany the OHB team with the camera and show how the satellites are...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 14: Space debris - Do we need a garbage collection service in space?

© OHB / Ralf Becker TwoMinutesOfSpace New Space Satellites Space Safety 07. August 2020[...] . In this episode he talks about space debris and how to get rid of it. Every year new satellites are launched

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

© OHB Space Encounter Space Transportation Satellites Space Launcher A column by Marco Fuchs[...] : if we do not have access to space, then we cannot do space flight. From a satellite manufacturer's point of view[...] Galileo satellites. 2023 sees the last Ariane 5 launches In March 2023, Europe...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

of our satellites, we had previously worked on an entirely different scale. For cost reasons alone[...] in the possibility of a complete failure of the satellite. Despite this, the system still remains fully functional[...] develops small satellites. Originally, I wanted continue working on...

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

to use satellite technology to continue observing the Earth and tracking the harmful changes closely[...] astronauts to the Moon remains a huge challenge, which costs a great deal of money. It was not least of all[...] because of the high costs that the Apollo program was prematurely...

“The first major stage has been completed” - Interview with Dr Wolfgang Paetsch

for this batch are on the table. What does a “transitional batch” mean? It refers to satellites that are designed[...] immediately after delivery of the Batch 2 satellites. On 31 May, the last two Galileo satellites of the second[...] of the next launch, or a sense of coolness and routine given...

"It will make a significant difference for Germany as a business location whether we have a launch site or not"

. If the costs go down, many more participants can join in. Take imaging data, for example. With small satellites[...] that the market for small satellites will grow strongly in the coming years and that Germany therefore needs[...] satellites will be launched into space, 86 percent of which will...

The Twenties will be a decade of increased human activity in space

be prevented. For this reason, regulations for the central traffic monitoring of satellites and starships[...] will be implemented over the next few years. When privately financed satellite constellations comprising tens[...] of thousands of satellites are operating in low Earth orbits, such...

Small but powerful: Microsatellite ESAIL gets ready for launch

with microsatellites? Before I came to LxS, I was involved primarily with earth observation satellites and other rather[...] scientific missions. For example, I worked on Sentinel 3 – the satellites are a part of the Copernicus[...] to provide most of the services other bigger satellites do, but...

Ten Questions for Rocket Factory Augsburg

provides a certain base load with its small satellites.” Hans Steininger, CEO MT Aerospace[...] the upper stages and satellites. In addition, we avoid the production of CO2 in all production steps as much[...] insights into the design of the components to be manufactured and the welded seams. In...

Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

an integral part of the provision of public services. The existing satellite infrastructure ensures[...] primarily through the Secure Connectivity programme, a constellation of satellites that will provide secure[...] communications or quantum encryption for satellite-based data transfer. These...

We feel it is beyond the pale to be denounced as enemies of freedom

sense of security. The Galileo satellites, which were developed and built here in Bremen for the first[...] generation of Europe's satellite navigation system, and which are essential for fast and smooth payment[...] generation weather satellites that are being built will immensely improve...

Is there life on Mars?

to reach the planet, with the response requiring the same amount of time again depending on the satellite’s[...] and the corresponding sequences of commands sent to the rover via satellites orbiting Mars. However, the rover[...] the Red Planet. Dr. Andreas Winkler, Head of Exploration, Science...

We.OHB - Part 4t: It’s fascinating to see all the things that have been achieved at this company over the last 37 years

for various satellite missions ever since. After studying industrial engineering at the University of Bremen[...] Great visions with small satellites Fredrik Sjöberg and Benoit Mathieu, OHB Sweden’s new management duo[...] of 2022 onwards, the first MTG satellites will gradually launch into space...

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

. SATELLITES CAN MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GEO-ENGINEERING What is important here is a holistic view[...] that we consider space systems, such as Earth observation satellites, as important supporters of Earth-based[...] -engineering measures. For example, satellites could well measure how...

Milestones

for geostationary orbits to reduce satellite mass and launch costs. 2016   Exploring Mars with OHB On October[...] Satellitenstart”, OHB entered a further successful field of business and was now able to market its satellite[...] and economical alternative for placing its satellites in orbit....

OHB sponsors parabolic flights for paraplegic student

in Oberpfaffenhofen: "I worked in the area of flight dynamics for satellites (one of the topics was the operation[...] : Detecting pipeline leaks with satellite data and AI Read more Pia Bausch Career 07. December 2023 Out[...] , but the physical situation has changed," Michi describes. "I have...

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

connections Read more Career 26. August 2024 PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline leaks with satellite data[...] and SARah satellite reconnaissance systems Read more Pia Bausch Career 07. December 2023 Out of the comfort[...] stresses in components. Then we could already take these into account in the ...

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

of my works. One of these is “orbital ascension”, which depicts an Ariane launch carrying Galileo satellites[...] components, designed as a triptych. I mounted the twelve astronauts on the lunar landscape. They’re all[...] . The greatest challenge was to develop a coherent composition despite the...

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

. There have been mission proposals for a deep dip satellite that would go below about a hundred kilometers[...] . And if we could make the key measurements down there, which the satellite could make in a few minutes, that would[...] cooling systems to survive on the surface of Venus. The Russian...

OHB facilitating astronomical research

debris not only poses a risk to active satellites but can also impair astronomical observations[...] responsible for the design of the optical instruments for Hera and PLATO, but also manages the development[...] , but also gas and dust clouds. Cosmology is a branch of astronomy that studies the...

What is Galileo capable of?

3 FOC (full operational capability) satellites, 24 navigation satellites designed, engineered[...] work before Galileo? COSPAS-SARSAT, the satellite-based search and rescue system, has hitherto been used[...] © OHB Galileo 06. April 2022 What is Galileo capable of? HOW THE EUROPEAN SATELLITE...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 3: What is geoengineering?

a natural process. The costs involved and the implementation time are also comparatively low. Moreover[...] and the costs incurred are astronomical. Shading the Earth from space also has the undesirable side effect[...] and the desired effect can be built up gradually. Disadvantages: Depending on...

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

; satellites sometimes have to fly evasive manoeuvres on a daily basis or are hit by tiny debris objects[...] that cannot be detected by radar. And in the next few years, the number of satellites will continue[...] of satellites. I therefore think it would be a good idea for the international...

Space Encounter: The Henry Ford moment in spaceflight

-quality satellites, also mass-produced in high volumes at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional[...] such as protecting the Earth and providing connectivity from space using swarms of small satellites. However[...] about complex and expensive over-engineering, but about launching small...

We.OHB - Part 3: The current growth perspective of OHB offers us great opportunities

more Career 19. May 2021 Great visions with small satellites Fredrik Sjöberg and Benoit Mathieu, OHB Sweden’s[...] at the atmosphere From the end of 2022 onwards, the first MTG satellites will gradually launch into space where[...] 26. August 2024 PhD at OHB: Detecting pipeline leaks with satelli...

Exploration of the Universe Part 3 - Is it possible to land on the gas giants in our solar system?

: A magnet for cosmic debris If you enter Jupiter in a satellite navigation system, you won’t be given[...] into different groups: The four largest satellites of the planet, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, were[...] Before the first telescopes were invented, Jupiter and Saturn were the only...

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

on the telescope. In the end, the cost was around 10 billion dollars. But despite this enormous sum, I dare[...] of the headline recently used in the weekly newspaper Die ZEIT to describe the spectacular image of the new James[...] way to describe the effect that this image of the galaxy cluster...