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Airbus Defence and Space

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division of Airbus Group (SE) specialized in the defense and aerospace industry

commercialFounded 2014
History · 1 eventJan 1, 2014 · Airbus Military, Astrium, and Cassidian merge to form Airbus Defence and Space
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Airbus Defence and Space will build the Vigil spacecraft at its facilities in Stevenage in the United Kingdom.

CapabilityPlanGrowthValue 4.0May 23, 2024Airbus to build ESA space science satellite

The European Space Agency awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract to build the Vigil spacecraft.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 23, 2024Airbus to build ESA space science satellite

The Pléiades Neo Next program is funded, manufactured, and operated by Airbus Defence and Space.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 30, 2024Airbus to expand the company’s Earth Observation constellation with Pléiades Neo Next

Airbus Defence and Space specifies a geolocation accuracy of 3.5 m for Pléiades Neo Next satellites.

CapabilityValue 4.5Apr 30, 2024Airbus outlines plans for future high-resolution imaging satellites

As a first step of Pléiades Neo Next, Airbus Defence and Space is developing a new satellite that will be launched in the next few years.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5Apr 30, 2024Airbus to expand the company’s Earth Observation constellation with Pléiades Neo Next

Kepler Communications entered into an agreement with TESAT-Spacecom and Airbus Defence and Space to develop a high-bandwidth optical communications network in low Earth orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Apr 15, 2024Kepler Partners with TESAT and Airbus to Develop Optical Communications Network for HydRON

An industry consortium that includes Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and Arianespace completed a final proposal to the European Commission for the IRIS² constellation with the expectation that the contract would be awarded by the end of March.

RelationshipsPlanGovernanceLegalValue 4.0Apr 15, 2024EU to delay space law, constellation contract

Kepler Communications, TESAT-Spacecom, and Airbus Defence and Space have entered into an agreement to develop a high-bandwidth optical communications network in low Earth orbit to address opportunities including ESA’s HydRON program.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Apr 10, 2024Kepler partners with TESAT-Spacecom + Airbus D&S for LEO optical comm network

Airbus Defence and Space is providing network systems engineering and a ground segment that would include optical stations for the consortium.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.2Apr 10, 2024Kepler partners up for ESA’s optical data relay constellation

Airbus Defence and Space, which built the Rosalind Franklin rover, will provide mechanical, thermal, and propulsion systems for the new landing platform.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 10, 2024ESA awards contract to Thales Alenia Space to restart ExoMars

Kepler Communications is teaming up with Airbus Defence and Space and Tesat-Spacecom to develop an optical relay network in low Earth orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 10, 2024Kepler partners up for ESA’s optical data relay constellation

Airbus Defence and Space will provide technical support to Starlab, including work on the station’s single large module.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 5, 2024Mitsubishi takes stake in Starlab Space

THEOS-2, a remote sensing satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, launched on a Vega rocket in October 2023.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 5, 2024Thailand joins China-led ILRS moon base initiative

Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen will design, build, and deliver the GRACE‑C satellites to the launch site and provide Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) support for NASA/JPL.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.5Mar 21, 2024Airbus Awarded Contract by NASA’s JPL to Build GRACE-C Climate Monitoring Twin Spacecraft

Airbus Defence and Space developed a passive detumbler device that uses a central rotor wheel and magnets to damp out spacecraft tumbling.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 6, 2024Exotrail deploys first satellite from orbital transfer vehicle

Viasat has earmarked capital in its next fiscal year, which starts 2024-04-01, for potentially ordering a replacement for I‑6 F2 built by Airbus Defence and Space to support the L‑band connectivity business acquired from Inmarsat.

FinancialRelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Feb 6, 2024Viasat preparing to start services from hobbled ViaSat-3 satellite

Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and Arianespace are part of a group of companies developing the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) constellation.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 3.3Jan 24, 2024Europe weeks away from finalizing sovereign broadband proposal

Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space completed the formation of Starlab Space LLC on 2024-01-09.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 16, 2024Airbus and Voyager finalize Starlab joint venture

Airbus Defence and Space and the Dutch Ministry of Defence signed a four-year agreement to provide worldwide satellite imagery via the OneAtlas Basemap.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Dec 4, 2023Airbus Selected as Basemap Provider for Netherland’s Ministry of Defence

Airbus Defence and Space in the UK was awarded a £3.9 million grant from the UK Space Agency to create a space and connectivity catalyst at its headquarters in Stevenage.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Nov 28, 2023Airbus Awarded £3.9 Million Grant from UK Space Agency to Develop Space Catalyst
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