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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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Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space announced the creation of the Starlab joint venture on 2023-08-02.

RelationshipsValue 3.6Aug 2, 2023Voyager Space and Airbus create commercial space station joint venture

The Starlab joint venture builds upon a January agreement in which Voyager Space selected Airbus Defence and Space to provide technical support for the proposed station.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 2, 2023Voyager Space and Airbus create commercial space station joint venture

Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space have an agreement to form a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab.

RelationshipsValue 4.7Aug 2, 2023Voyager Space + Airbus announce JV to build + operate Starlab

The European Space Agency and satellite manufacturers Airbus Defence and Space, OHB, and Thales Alenia Space intend to develop a Zero Debris Charter to mitigate orbital debris.

LegalGeneralValue 4.0Jul 10, 2023Can space governance keep up with space sustainability?

Syracuse 4B was built by a consortium of Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space to provide communications for the French military.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 10, 2023A crisis and an opportunity for European space access

An industrial consortium formed by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space built the SYRACUSE IV space segment.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 9, 2023SYRACUSE 4B successfully launched by Ariane 5’s final space push

Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space formed the industrial consortium that built the SYRACUSE IV space segment.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 6, 2023Airbus, Thales Alenia Space launch Military Communications Satellite

Airbus Defence and Space is responsible for SYRACUSE 4B, which is based on the all-electric version of the Eurostar platform, and supplies critical elements of both payloads.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 5, 2023Arianespace’s flight VA261 mission a success for Ariane 5’s grand finale

Syracuse 4B is a 3,570-kilogram satellite developed by a consortium of Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space using an Airbus Eurostar 3000 bus.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 5, 2023Ariane 5 launches for the final time

The mass memory of the Euclid spacecraft was developed by Airbus Defence and Space to provide on-board storage for payload and spacecraft telemetry data before transmission to Earth.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 4, 2023Beyond Gravity's Cutting-Edge On Board Computer Controls the Euclid Space Telescope

European Space Agency and Airbus Defence and Space, OHB, and Thales Alenia Space will jointly develop a Zero Debris Charter to prevent the creation of new orbital debris, particularly in low Earth orbit.

LegalRelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 26, 2023ESA, European companies back “zero debris” agreement

Following the European Navigation Conference opening session, ESA Director of Navigation Javier Benedicto invited Thales Alenia Space (Italy), Airbus Defence and Space (Germany) and Thales Six GTS (France) to sign contracts commencing System Engineering Support for Galileo Second Generation.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 5, 2023Galileo's Second Generation Satellite Navigation System Enters Full Development Phase

ESA Director of Navigation Javier Benedicto invited Thales Alenia Space (Italy), Airbus Defence and Space (Germany), and Thales Six GTS (France) to sign contracts to initiate System Engineering Support for Galileo Second Generation.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jun 4, 2023Galileo Second Generation enters full development phase

Airbus Defence and Space built Badr-8 based on its Eurostar Neo satellite platform.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2May 27, 2023SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet

The work for the CarbSAR In Orbit Demonstration has been jointly funded by Oxford Space Systems, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, Airbus Defence and Space, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund, and the UK Ministry of Defence.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5May 11, 2023SSTL and Oxford Space Systems to Launch Wrapped Rib Antenna on CarbSAR In Orbit Demo Mission

The open consortium for IRIS² is governed by Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

GovernanceRelationshipsValue 3.8May 9, 2023European space and telecoms players form partnership to bid for IRIS² Constellation

Oxford Space Systems, SSTL, Airbus Defence and Space, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), and the UK Ministry of Defence jointly funded the Wrapped Rib antenna In Orbit Demonstration work.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0May 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

Didier Radola is head of satcom programs at Airbus Defence and Space and expects as many as six of about 15 geostationary satellites to be tendered in 2023.

GovernancePlanValue 4.0May 8, 2023Sizing up the 2023 GEO manufacturing battleground

The open consortium governing IRIS² includes Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

GovernanceRelationshipsValue 4.0May 4, 2023European space + telecoms actors sign partnership agreement to bid for IRIS2 constellation

The consortium governing IRIS² includes Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

GovernanceRelationshipsValue 4.0May 3, 2023European Space and Telecom Companies Partner to Bid for IRIS² Satellite Constellation
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