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German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is Germany's national research center for aerospace, energy, and transportation. Acting as the German space agency, DLR is responsible for planning and implementing the German space program on behalf of the federal government. DLR's activities include a wide range of space research, development of space technologies, and operation of research facilities, and it partners with organizations like ESA and various German federal ministries. Key areas of focus include Earth observation, planetary research, human spaceflight, and the development of reusable launch systems.

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Tests are ongoing at Guiana Space Centre and at the German space agency DLR to qualify Ariane 6.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Aug 10, 2023Ariane 6 development status check

In 2018, Airbus subsidiary Tesat planned to work with the Institute for Communication and Navigation of the German Aerospace Center to establish a high-capacity optical terminal to speed up data transfer from the ISS to the ground.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 7, 2023Xenesis to send optical terminal to ISS platform

Southern Launch has a mission set to launch the ReFEx mission from the Koonibba Test Range in 2024 with the German Space Agency (DLR).

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 3, 2023Australia’s Southern Launch and Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation are new frontier for space with space launch facility in Koonibba

The collaboration with DLR provides European Space Imaging with expertise in infrastructure, analysis, and machine learning for key users including the European Maritime Safety Agency.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.8Jul 7, 2023EUSI Invests in German Ground Station for Fast Satellite Imagery Delivery

Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit was built by OHB for the German Space Agency and has a mass of 3,400 kg.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 5, 2023Ariane 5 launches for the final time

The architecture of the MMX rover is co-designed with the German Space Agency, DLR.

RelationshipsValue 3.5May 4, 2023MMX Rover: thermal vacuum tests carried out at CNES, a major step forward

Texus-59 is scheduled to launch on 1 May carrying two ESA experiments alongside the Topoflame flame-propagation investigation from the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 27, 2023ESA's VIPER Experiment Takes Off with Double T-Rex Rocket Launch for Advanced Space Research

Texus-59 launched on 1 May with two ESA experiments and the Topoflame flame-propagation investigation from the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

PlanValue 4.0Apr 25, 2023Viper + T-Rex on double rocket launch

Susanna Ebmeier used European datasets including Copernicus Sentinel-1, the Italian Space Agency’s CosmoSkyMed, and the German Aerospace Center’s TerraSAR and Tandem-X for her volcanic deformation research.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Mar 30, 2023ESA–European Geosciences Union 2023 Excellence Award winners

Signal measurements of the reconfigured Galileo satellite were taken using high-gain antenna installations at the Galileo In-Orbit Test facility in Redu, Belgium and at the Signal Monitoring Facility of the German Aerospace Center DLR in Weilheim, Germany, confirming the stability of the augmented signal.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 23, 2023Galileo signal component tested for Internet of Things (IoT) use

HENSOLDT, Fraunhofer FHR, and the German Space Agency have established a coordination committee to support commercialization of the Custodian technology and to serve as a platform for joint activities to build an international radar network.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Feb 6, 2023HENSOLDT and Fraunhofer Collaborate on Space Surveillance Radar

HENSOLDT, Fraunhofer FHR, and the German Space Agency established a coordination committee to support commercialization of the Custodian technology and to serve as a platform for joint activities to build an international radar network.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Feb 5, 2023HENSOLDT and Fraunhofer to cooperate on space surveillance radar to track debris

Fraunhofer FHR developed the GESTRA prototype on behalf of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.0Feb 5, 2023HENSOLDT and Fraunhofer to cooperate on space surveillance radar to track debris

Isar Aerospace’s first and second Spectrum missions aim to carry European payloads selected through a competition run by the German space agency DLR.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 25, 2023Spaceflight books dedicated Isar Aerospace launch in 2026

The German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) is funding the KI-SENS project with funds from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Jan 13, 2023Students Lead the Pen to Prevent Collisions of Nanosatellites using AI Methods

Isar Aerospace and the German Space Agency at DLR selected payloads for the second flight of the Spectrum launch vehicle planned for 2023–2024.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 20, 2022Isar Aerospace and German Space Agency at Selected Payloads for Second Flight of Spectrum Launch Vehicle

The German Space Agency within DLR implements the Federal Government’s space strategy and manages Germany’s contributions to ESA and EUMETSAT.

GeneralGovernanceLegalValue 3.0Dec 12, 2022Isar Aerospace + DLR disclose the selected smallsat payloads for the 2nd flight of the Spectrum launch vehicle

Rocket Factory Augsburg and the German Aerospace Center selected seven companies with a total payload of 136 kg for the first flight of RFA ONE.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 7, 2022DLR selects seven customers for RFA´s inaugural flight

The German Space Agency’s microlauncher and payload competitions are designed to support commercialization of European spaceflight and improve autonomy and competitiveness for companies and research institutions in the small-payload sector.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Dec 7, 2022DLR selects seven customers for RFA´s inaugural flight

Rocket Factory Augsburg won the April 2022 DLR microlauncher competition and received €11 million in prize money.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.7Dec 7, 2022DLR selects seven customers for RFA´s inaugural flight
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