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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Voyager Space and Airbus announced in August 2023 an agreement to form a transatlantic joint venture to support a continuous human presence in low Earth orbit and a seamless transition of microgravity science and research opportunities in the post-International Space Station era.
Sidus Space expanded mission-critical hardware manufacturing with contracts supporting Airbus OneWeb Satellites, the NASA Mobile Launcher 2 program, and the U.S. Navy Propulsion Program.
The Amethyst from Airbus is based on a high-performance ARM processor and includes a 192 MBytes SDRAM CPU with error detection and 64 MBytes SDRAM IO with ECC.
The Amethyst from Airbus requires a 22–38 V input power bus, consumes 20–50 W of power, has a mass of 3.5 kg, and measures 110 x 240 x 0.17 m.
Airbus selected Kenya as the preferred hub for the Zephyr initiative due to optimal weather conditions, business-friendly practices, a substantial talent pool, and quick licensing processes.
Airbus developed a coordinated production program to deliver all six Galileo G2 satellites in less than two years by leveraging manufacturing, integration, and testing expertise across Airbus sites in Backnang, Friedrichshafen, Madrid, Ottobrunn, and Toulouse.
The National Reconnaissance Office selected Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space to provide new and emerging electro-optical imaging capabilities.
Northrop Grumman is procuring satellite buses from Airbus’ OneWeb production line for its Space Development Agency work.
Airbus’ modular manufacturing approach for the Galileo G2 program will see three spacecraft produced in parallel at any one time.
Each Galileo G2 satellite will weigh above 2,000 kg and benefit from Airbus’ heritage of the Eurostar series of telecommunications satellites.
Viasat and Airbus collaborated to integrate Viasat’s flexible dual-band broadband terminal, the GAT-5530, on the C295 MSA aircraft to provide enhanced capability to the platform.
Airbus completed delivery of two C295 MSA aircraft to the Irish Defence Forces earlier 2023.
The Airbus C295 MSA provides the Irish Air Corps with a new-generation tactical transport and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform.
Airbus Defence and Space Toulouse can now begin manufacturing the first prototypes of the Ariel spacecraft, including the structural model (SM) and the avionics verification model (AVM).
Airbus Defence and Space Toulouse is the prime contractor for the Ariel mission.
The National Reconnaissance Office signed agreements on 2023-12-05 with Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space for the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program.
Airbus completed delivery of two C295 MSA aircraft to the Irish Defence Forces in 2023.
The TRUTHS contract with Airbus was signed at COP28 in Dubai.
On 2023-12-05, Viasat Inc. integrated a secure, flexible broadband Ku- and Ka-band airborne technology onto the Airbus C295 MSA aircraft for the Irish Air Corps.
Viasat and Airbus collaborated to integrate Viasat’s flexible dual-band broadband terminal, the GAT-5530, on the Airbus C295 MSA aircraft.