Société pour l'étude et la réalisation d'engins balistiques
Airbus is a major player in the space industry, operating as a manufacturer and service provider. They develop and build spacecraft, satellites for telecommunications, navigation, and Earth observation, and also contribute to space exploration missions. Airbus partners with organizations like ESA and NASA, providing critical hardware like the Orion European Service Module and participating in missions such as JUICE and the Artemis program.
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Skynopy will integrate its ground station services into Airbus Defence and Space operations with the goal of reducing the time from image capture to upload to Airbus’ OneAtlas platform.
The extended collaboration with PAZ-2 strengthens Airbus Defence & Space’s catalog of radar solutions and enables further integration of national capabilities into its global offering.
Airbus awarded the Avio launch contract on 27 January.
Airbus awarded Avio a contract to launch the first Pléiades Neo Next Earth observation satellite aboard a Vega C rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.
Vega C returned to flight in October 2023 following a December 2022 failure that resulted in the loss of two Airbus Pléiades Neo satellites.
Users will be able to task Airbus satellites up to a few tens of minutes before the satellite passes over an area of interest.
NASA contracted Airbus, marking the first time a non‑U.S. company was tasked to build a critical element for a U.S. human spaceflight mission.
Pléiades Neo Next will create new satellite assets and capabilities for Airbus’s Earth Observation services.
Airbus will launch its first Pléiades Neo Next satellite in early 2028 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Airbus was contracted to develop the Thermal Control Units (TCU) for the Orion European Service Module.
Images from Airbus satellites will be received through customers’ Direct Receiving Stations (DRS) or via the OneAtlas digital platform shortly after acquisition.
Development of Pléiades Neo Next will improve Airbus’s ground segment, Direct Receiving Stations, and the OneAtlas platform, increasing capacity to handle image requests and reducing the time between request, acquisition, and reception.
Airbus’s satellite fleet includes optical and radar constellations that provide complementary services with diversified resolutions, all-weather capability, and day-and-night operability.
Airbus’s selection of Vega C reflects renewed confidence in the rocket’s reliability following Vega C’s return to service in October 2023.
Riyadh Air anticipates its first Airbus A321 equipped with NSG Skywaves will enter service in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Space Communication Technologies placed an Airbus OneSat order in November 2025 for OmanSat-1, making it the second recent commercial satellite order from Oman.
NSG Skywaves will use Airbus HBC+ hardware featuring the Thinkom Ka2517 antenna.
Riyadh Air signed a partnership deal with Neo Space Group to equip Riyadh Air’s Airbus A321 fleet with NSG Skywaves on January 26, 2026.
Airbus has launched a demonstrator called SpaceRAN into orbit to explore advanced 5G Non-Terrestrial Network capabilities.
Airbus UpNext SpaceRAN will leverage software-defined satellite technology to manage and optimize 5G signals.