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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On 2021-11-15, DOCOMO and Airbus conducted a propagation test between the ground and a Zephyr S HAPS aircraft in the stratosphere that demonstrated the possibility of providing stable communication with that configuration.
Loft Orbital contracted Airbus to modify the Arrow platform to make it suitable for a wider range of longer-lifetime missions and applications.
A further 254 Airbus Arrow platforms are being produced to complete the 648 spacecraft required by OneWeb.
A further 254 Airbus Arrow platforms are being produced to complete the 648 spacecraft required by OneWeb.
Loft Orbital will use the initial procurement from Airbus to deliver services to customers who have ordered services based on a few tens of satellites.
More than 60% of the value of the Loft Orbital project with Airbus is being created in France.
The collaboration will investigate using the Airbus Zephyr and the wireless communication networks of NTT, DOCOMO, and SKY Perfect JSAT to test HAPS connectivity, identify practical applications, develop required technologies, and launch space-based wireless broadband services.
The Airbus OneWeb Satellites automated production line in Merritt Island, Florida, was designed to produce up to two satellites per day.
Intelsat 41 and Intelsat 44 will join two Airbus-constructed software-defined satellites, Intelsat 42 (IS-42) and Intelsat 43 (IS-43), that were announced on 2021-01-08.
Work to modify the Arrow satellite platform, including extending operational life and broadening capabilities beyond broadband, will initially take place at Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France.
Airbus is using an automated production line under the Airbus OneWeb Satellites joint venture to build hundreds of satellites for OneWeb.
Loft Orbital ordered more than 15 satellite buses from Airbus in a deal announced on 2022-01-14.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites is performing subcontracts to Airbus that include work on two satellite buses for the Blackjack LEO constellation under a DARPA contract awarded to Telesat.
The Loft Orbital–Airbus project relies on French suppliers with more than 60% of the value being created in France, according to French minister Bruno Le Maire's position on the project.
Loft Orbital expects to receive the Airbus-built satellite buses in 2023.
After building the first Arrow-derived platforms in France, the remaining Arrow-derived platforms will be manufactured at scale by Airbus OneWeb Satellites.
Airbus will continue to use its manufacturing hubs in the US, France and the UK to provide satellites and payloads for the global market.
The Florida Airbus facility near Cape Canaveral cost $85,000,000 and opened in 2019.
There are 394 OneWeb satellites now in orbit and Airbus OneWeb Satellites is building 254 more to complete a 648-satellite constellation OneWeb expects to have in orbit before the end of the year.
Intelsat 42 and Intelsat 43 are based on Airbus’ OneSat platform and are slated to launch in 2023.