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OHB SE, headquartered in Bremen, Germany, is a European space and technology group specializing in the development and implementation of complete space systems. As a system provider, OHB is involved in satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science, and reconnaissance, as well as manned spaceflight and exploration. They are a major supplier to the Ariane program and partner with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA on missions such as Hera and Comet Interceptor.

commercialFounded 1958
History · 1 eventJan 1, 1991 · Otto Hydraulik Bremen renamed OHB System, pivots to space technology
Bremen, Germany
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OHB Cosmos International Launch Services GmbH and LuxSpace signed contracts with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG for dedicated launches scheduled for mid-2024 and 2025.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Apr 27, 2021Additional Launch Contracts Signed By Rocket Factory Augsburg

Rocket Factory Augsburg signed launch contracts with OHB Cosmos and LuxSpace for missions in mid-2024 and 2025.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 27, 2021Germany’s launch startups race to grow their launch manifests

Rocket Factory Augsburg secured its first contract with OHB Sweden AB on 2021-03-31 for the launch of a single mission.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Apr 27, 2021Germany’s launch startups race to grow their launch manifests

Rocket Factory Augsburg signed a contract with OHB Sweden AB on 2021-03-31 for the launch of a single mission.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Apr 26, 2021German startup Isar Aerospace signs first launch contract

The analysis will consider already awarded contracts to ArianeGroup, Avio, and Rocket Factory Augsburg, a subsidiary of OHB SE.

RelationshipsValue 2.0Apr 19, 2021Euroconsult and ESPI’s Award By ESA To Study The Future Of European Space Transportation

OHB Sweden develops satellites for missions ranging from low Earth orbit through geostationary orbit to interplanetary missions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Mar 31, 2021OHB Sweden AB Signs Rocket Factory Augsburg AG To A Dedicated Launch Contract

OHB Sweden develops, builds, tests, and operates satellites for communications, Earth observation, space research, and exploration missions.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 31, 2021OHB Sweden AB Signs Rocket Factory Augsburg AG To A Dedicated Launch Contract

OHB Sweden AB signed a contract with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG for a dedicated launch scheduled for mid-2024.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Mar 31, 2021OHB Sweden AB Signs Rocket Factory Augsburg AG To A Dedicated Launch Contract

The European Space Agency signed a €32 million contract with OHB Sweden to build a prototype satellite for the Arctic Weather Satellite mission.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.8Mar 10, 2021ESA signs contract with OHB Sweden to build Arctic weather satellite

RUAG Space and OHB signed a contract for the Sunshield Solar Array Subsystem worth more than 20 million Swiss Francs.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.7Mar 10, 2021RUAG Space + OHB To Deliver Sunshield Solar Array For ESA’s PLATO Planet Hunting Mission

OHB SE is opening the possibility for further selected investors to participate in Rocket Factory’s growth.

GrowthRelationshipsFinancialValue 1.8Feb 16, 2021Rocket Factory Initiates A New Financing Round

OHB SE established Rocket Factory with two founders and provided the new company with expertise and capital.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.5Feb 16, 2021Rocket Factory Initiates A New Financing Round

Rocket Lab signed the launch contract with OHB less than six months before the 2021-01-20 launch.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jan 28, 2021Electron launch demonstrated enhanced kick stage

Rocket Lab’s 2021-01-20 Electron launch placed a payload built by OHB Group into a circular orbit at an altitude of 1,200 km.

CapabilityGeneralPlanValue 4.0Jan 28, 2021Electron launch demonstrated enhanced kick stage

The payload on the 2021-01-20 mission, GMS-T, is a 50-kilogram-class communications satellite built by OHB Group.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 28, 2021Electron launch demonstrated enhanced kick stage

OHB System AG, the manufacturer of 38 Galileo satellites to date, did not receive any of the two contracts for 12 second-generation satellites.

RelationshipsPlanValue 3.8Jan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. of the UK built the payloads for the OHB-built Galileo satellites.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

OHB System AG built the first in-orbit validation Galileo satellite and subsequently built 38 Galileo satellites, of which 26 are now in orbit.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Jan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

OHB partnered with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. for the current Galileo satellite contract, with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. providing the navigation payload.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.4Jan 21, 2021Airbus, Thales win second-generation Galileo satellite contracts

OHB procured the launch in August and Rocket Lab agreed to launch the payload within six months.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jan 20, 2021Rocket Lab launches secretive communications satellite for OHB
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