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.
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OHB is developing the lunar port concept with Munich Airport International.
Niklas Voigt of OHB Bremen will present a European lunar port concept as a permanent lunar infrastructure for cargo and crewed missions.
OHB confirmed reports in January 2026 that it was considering a separate joint venture with Rheinmetall to bid for a German armed forces public procurement contract.
The Rheinmetall-OHB joint venture will bid for a German armed forces public procurement contract.
Within the Rheinmetall-OHB joint venture, OHB will be responsible for the space segment and the associated ground segment.
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) approved a joint venture between Rheinmetall and OHB on 16 April 2026.
Within the Rheinmetall-OHB joint venture, Rheinmetall Digital will focus on the user and network segments, including end-user terminals.
OHB Italia’s Mission Control Center in Rome acquired signal from the Eaglet II satellites after separation and began commissioning activities.
OHB Italia designed, integrated, tested, and operates the Eaglet II satellites and hosts their Flight Operation Segment control center.
OHB Italia launched eight satellites for its IRIDE Earth observation constellation on Transporter-16.
OHB Sweden’s InnoSat bus gives Garai B high maneuverability for sweeping large areas or tracking moving linear targets.
Exolaunch provided deployment and integration services for Fergani’s FGN-100-d3 satellite, Muon Space’s PropSat, OHB Sweden’s ADIS satellite, two NewSat satellites for Satellogic, and eight satellites in OHB Italia’s IRIDE constellation.
Garai B is built on OHB Sweden’s InnoSat bus.
OHB Sweden will build 20 small satellites for Arctic weather monitoring under the EUMETSAT Polar System-Sterna contract.
OHB SE’s firm order backlog reached a record €3.19 billion.
OHB SE is projecting total revenues to exceed €2.0 billion by 2028.
OHB is in talks with Rheinmetall and Airbus about a joint bid for the German Bundeswehr’s SATCOMBw Stage 4 project.
OHB SE’s total revenues increased 21% to €1,247.6 million in fiscal year 2025.
OHB SE reported fiscal year 2025 results on March 19, 2026.
OHB SE’s Space Systems segment accounted for €2.51 billion of the company’s €3.19 billion backlog.