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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The European Spaceport Company will integrate expertise from OHB's subsidiaries related to launch pad infrastructure.
OHB Digital Connect has been awarded a €10.7 million contract to supply 86 highly sensitive receivers for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory's SKA-Mid radio array.
The OHB contract for HOBI-WAN resulted from a competitive tender led by ESA.
On 3 November, OHB Digital Connect announced that it had been awarded Germany's first contract for the SKA Observatory since the country became a full member.
OHB brings decades of space experiment experience to the collaboration with Solar Foods.
The HOBI-WAN project is part of the Terrae Novae exploration program and is conducted in collaboration with OHB System from Germany and Solar Foods from Finland.
The contract will see OHB Digital Connect provide 86 highly sensitive receivers for the SKA-Mid radio telescope array, which will feature 197 fully steerable dishes.
Following acceptance of the prototypes, serial production of the remaining 81 receivers will begin at the OHB Digital Connect facility in Mainz, Germany.
Solar Foods submitted five tenders with European industry partners for the OHB contract, which was ultimately awarded to OHB.
Through its wholly owned subsidiary, MT Aerospace, OHB is involved in the construction of launch infrastructure at the Guiana Space Centre.
OHB has joined Dassault in the development of the Vortex spaceplane.
Rocket Factory Augsburg, originally founded as an OHB subsidiary, has enlisted OHB to help develop its section of the ELM complex.
Solar Foods will collaborate with German company OHB System over the next eight months to develop the necessary technology for testing Solein production in space.
ESA, EUSPA, and OHB SE teams are on site to prepare for the next launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
OHB has subcontracted Thales Alenia Space for critical components on missions such as the LISA mission and future Copernicus EO spacecraft.
OHB System AG is the Prime Contractor for the HOBI-WAN project, collaborating with Solar Foods to adapt the fermentation process for space conditions.
In June 2005, OHB and Apollo Capital Partners purchased MAN Technologie, which was renamed MT Aerospace.
On 29 October 2025, OHB announced that it had purchased the remaining 30 percent stake in MT Aerospace from Apollo Capital Partners, becoming the sole shareholder.
By the third quarter of 2005, OHB reported that it had acquired a total of 70 percent of MT Aerospace.
OHB has purchased the remaining 30 percent stake in MT Aerospace from Apollo Capital Partners, completing a full takeover.