MT Aerospace AG, a part of the OHB SE group, is a leading international aerospace company and a key European partner in space programs. They specialize in the development and manufacturing of lightweight structures and essential components for launch vehicles like ARIANE 6, spacecraft, and satellites, utilizing metal and composite materials. MT Aerospace is the largest supplier to the ARIANE program outside of France and partners with organizations like NASA and ESA, providing services including design, development, and operation of spaceport facilities. The company's key products include large load-bearing structures, booster casings, and cryogenic and satellite tanks.
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MT Aerospace in Germany built the Ariane 6 launch table structure and shipped it to Kourou for integration on the launch pad.
In May, ESA tasked ArianeGroup and MT Aerospace with developing a prototype carbon-composite upper stage that leads to the Innovative Carbon Ariane Upper Stage (Icarus) made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic.
German manufacturer OHB built the EDRS-C satellite with subcontractor support from OHB Sweden, LuxSpace, and MT Aerospace.
OHB, the parent company of MT Aerospace, received 8,600,000 EUR from ESA for the PHOEBUS program.
The European Space Agency awarded contracts to ArianeGroup and MT Aerospace on 2019-05-14 to develop a prototype upper stage called PHOEBUS.
MT Aerospace will focus on developing carbon-composite tanks and cryogenic structures for PHOEBUS.
MT Aerospace, a subsidiary of German space company OHB, prepared to run the second P120 manufacturing line in 2021 or 2022 using a carbon fiber production method intended to be more cost-effective than Avio’s technique.
ArianeGroup is working with MT Aerospace on implementing carbon fiber cryogenic tanks and other carbon fiber structures for the Ariane 6 upper stage.