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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
www.airbus.com/en/products-services/defence
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The European Commission selected Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space on 2021-01-20 to construct 12 second-generation Galileo navigation satellites.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 1, 2021ESA, Airbus sign long-delayed Galileo contract after court ruling

The European Space Agency signed a 700-million-euro contract with Airbus Defence and Space on 2021-05-26 for six second-generation Galileo satellites on behalf of the European Commission.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Jun 1, 2021ESA, Airbus sign long-delayed Galileo contract after court ruling

The European Space Agency and Airbus Defence and Space signed the six-satellite Galileo contract on 2021-05-26 following the General Court ruling.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.2Jun 1, 2021ESA, Airbus sign long-delayed Galileo contract after court ruling

Airbus Defence and Space is building six Metop-SG polar-orbiting satellites targeting a 2023–2043 time frame.

PlanGrowthCapabilityValue 4.0May 27, 2021Adapting to changing climates: Q&A with Eumetsat’s Phil Evans

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a contract by Airbus Defence and Space to design, develop, and produce 24 ship sets of solar arrays for the OneSat satellite product line.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6May 3, 2021Northrop Grumman Receives Contract From Airbus For OneSat Solar Arrays

Pleiades Neo is Airbus Defence and Space’s biggest 100% self-funded program in space and defense.

GeneralFinancialValue 2.5Apr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pleiades Neo 3 is the first high-resolution 30-centimeter satellite in a new constellation built and operated by Airbus Defence and Space.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Airbus Defence and Space invested around €600 million to €700 million (about $723,000,000 to $848,000,000) in the Pleiades Neo program.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Apr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Airbus Defence and Space released Pleiades Neo 3 from the Vega rocket during the 2021-04-28 mission.

GeneralPlanValue 3.5Apr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Arianespace’s backlog currently includes 20 Airbus Defence and Space built satellites including CERES (x3), SYRACUSE 4B (COMSAT NG 2), EUTELSAT QUANTUM, METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG B1, THEOS-2, CSO 3, Pléiades Neo (x3), JUICE, Measat-3d, Biomass, EarthCARE, and CO3D (x4).

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

Pleiades Neo 3 will be the 131st Airbus Defence and Space built satellite to be launched by Arianespace.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

Isar Aerospace announced its first launch contract on 2021-04-22 with Airbus Defence and Space to launch a future Earth observation satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.

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

Airbus Defence and Space is developing at least two Earth observation constellations destined for sun-synchronous orbits.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.2Apr 26, 2021German startup Isar Aerospace signs first launch contract

Airbus Defence and Space funds, manufactures, owns, and operates the Pléiades Neo constellation.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Mar 25, 2021Arianespace Preps The Airbus D&S-Built Pléiades Neo EO Sat For Vega Launch

Airbus Defence and Space produced Pléiades Neo 3 and transported it to Félix Eboué Airport near Cayenne before moving it by road to the Spaceport for processing.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 25, 2021Arianespace Preps The Airbus D&S-Built Pléiades Neo EO Sat For Vega Launch

With the launch of 36 OneWeb satellites on Flight ST30, Arianespace will have orbited a total of 276 spacecraft from Airbus Defence and Space, including OneWeb Satellites.

GeneralPlanValue 3.8Mar 23, 2021Arianespace And OneWeb Ready To Launch 36 Smallsats From Vostochny Cosmodrome

Arianespace’s backlog of payloads remaining to be launched for Airbus Defence and Space, excluding remaining OneWeb satellites, counts 21 additional payloads.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.8Mar 23, 2021Arianespace And OneWeb Ready To Launch 36 Smallsats From Vostochny Cosmodrome

Vega VV18 will carry the 750-kilogram Pléiades-Neo 1 high-resolution Earth observation satellite built and operated by Airbus Defence and Space.

CapabilityGeneralRelationshipsValue 5.0Mar 9, 2021Vega rocket passes readiness review for April return to flight

Airbus Defence and Space received an ESA contract in October 2020 for the Mars sample-return orbiter valued at 491,000,000 EUR.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0Feb 18, 2021The multi-decade challenge of Mars Sample Return

The EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 0.013 kg satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space, is scheduled to be launched in the first half of 2022 and will host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Feb 14, 2021GSA’s EGNOS GEO-4 Service To Be Developed + Operated By Eutelsat
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