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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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Under the terms of the contract to host Launchspace Technologies’ hardware on Bartolomeo, Launchspace Technologies is paying fees to house its technology while Airbus is not charging for transportation, astronaut crew time, and other ISS resources.
Launchspace Technologies won support from Airbus to test its debris-collection technology on the International Space Station’s Bartolomeo platform.
Airbus Defence and Space in Germany built the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.
Airbus plans to complete the four-satellite Pléiades-Neo constellation in 2022 by launching Pléiades-Neo 3 and 4 on a single Vega C.
Pléiades-Neo 1 is one of two Pléiades-Neo satellites Airbus plans to launch on Vega rockets in the first half of 2021.
Spain awarded a €380 million prime contract to Madrid-based Airbus Defense and Space Spain for the Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM) mission.
Plex-Earth switched from using only Google Earth imagery to offering images from Airbus, Maxar, Nearmap, and Hexagon.
Plex-Earth will launch at the 2020 Autodesk University with imagery from Airbus, Maxar, Nearmap, and Hexagon.
SEOSAT-Ingenio was mounted atop a VESPA (Vega Secondary Payload Adaptor) dispenser produced by Airbus in Spain for Vega prime contractor Avio, with TARANIS positioned inside the VESPA structure.
Airbus has complete responsibility for the entire LSTM mission and will design and build the satellite in Madrid.
Airbus Defence and Space Spain leads development of the Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM) mission under a 389-million-euro contract.
ESA signed a 300-million-euro contract with Airbus in September to develop the Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter mission.
Airbus Defence and Space Italy will lead development of the SAR satellites and Airbus Defence and Space Germany will be responsible for the SAR instrument under an expected contract worth approximately 500,000,000 EUR.
Airbus in Spain produced the VESPA (Vega Secondary Payload Adaptor) for Vega launcher prime contractor Avio.
The Thuraya 4-NGS PMO will serve as the primary liaison between Airbus and Yahsat’s headquarters to ensure smooth on-time delivery.
Thuraya 4-NGS is an L-band satellite being built by Airbus.
A separate team of engineers under the supervision of the Thuraya 4-NGS PMO will receive on-the-job training and knowledge transfer on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar Neo Platform.
Airbus filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging the Space Development Agency contracts on 2020-10-28.
Eleven of the 13 C-band satellite operators ordered to clear C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg in the United States have Airbus equipment onboard.
Airbus Defence & Space had strong satellite sales in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and associated business challenges.