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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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Airbus Defence and Space and a consortium led by Maxar Technologies and Thales Alenia Space view the Telesat LEO contract as a $3,000,000,000 opportunity.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Jul 24, 2019Canadian government pledges $521 million for Telesat LEO constellation

Falcon Eye 1 was built by Airbus Defence and Space with an imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Jul 10, 2019Arianespace Vega launch fails, Emirati satellite lost

Inmarsat purchased three high-capacity Ka-band satellites from Airbus Defence and Space at the end of May.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 10, 2019Inmarsat details GX expansion, OneSat satellite orders

The 6,330-kilogram T-16 satellite was built by Airbus Defence and Space.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 20, 2019Ariane 5 lofts satellites for AT&T, Eutelsat

On 2019-05-30, Inmarsat ordered three satellites from Airbus Defence and Space using a serial production method intended to enable faster build times for follow-on spacecraft.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.5May 30, 2019Airbus to build trio of Inmarsat-7 satellites

Airbus Defence and Space and the Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team are expected to submit bids to Telesat this summer for a manufacturing contract estimated at $3,000,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.3May 9, 2019Telesat’s LEO plan: dedicated satellite factory, bulk launch contracts and a variety of antennas

Airbus Defence and Space completed a study contract for Telesat LEO and is a prospective manufacturer for the program.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0May 9, 2019Telesat’s LEO plan: dedicated satellite factory, bulk launch contracts and a variety of antennas

ArianeGroup, the Airbus-Safran joint venture, builds satellite components through a division inherited from Airbus Defence and Space in 2015.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.0May 6, 2019ArianeGroup applying launch cost reduction targets to satellite components

ArianeGroup received an order from Airbus Defence and Space for 10 reflector antennas for two Eutelsat Hotbird broadcast satellites that Airbus is building.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0May 6, 2019ArianeGroup applying launch cost reduction targets to satellite components

Measat selected Airbus Defence and Space on 2019-05-06 to build a single satellite to replace two aging Measat satellites in geostationary orbit.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2May 6, 2019Measat buying single replacement for two satellites

U.K. Export Finance provided a $325,000,000 loan to Turkey for two satellites that Airbus Defence and Space is building partly in the United Kingdom.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0May 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Airbus Defence and Space and the Maxar–Thales Alenia Space team expressed willingness to establish factories in Canada to build Telesat’s satellites.

GrowthRelationshipsValue 4.0May 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

As of 2019-05-02, Airbus Defence and Space and a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team had nearly finalized designs and planned to submit proposals to Telesat in the coming months.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0May 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Airbus Defence and Space and a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team are competing for a Telesat contract estimated at $3,000,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5May 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Boeing built five of the six Intelsat Epic satellites and supplied the payload for Intelsat-32e, which used a bus from Airbus Defence and Space.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 10, 2019Intelsat-29e satellite suffers fuel leak, spotted drifting along GEO arc

Telesat expects to select a satellite manufacturer later 2019, with candidates being Airbus Defence and Space or a consortium of Maxar Technologies and Thales Alenia Space.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 5, 2019Relativity signs contract with Telesat for launching LEO constellation

Emmanuel Sauzay, director of commercial space at Airbus Defence and Space, identified many companies planning smallsat constellations to provide Internet of Things services.

GeneralCapabilityGrowthValue 2.5Mar 26, 2019How the space industry learned to stop worrying and love the bubble

On 2019-03-19 in Cedar Park, Texas, Firefly Aerospace executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus Defence and Space to develop new space launch solutions for Airbus customers.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Mar 19, 2019Airbus Defence and Space Enters Memorandum of Understanding with Firefly Aerospace Airbus and Firefly to Partner on Launch Solutions for Constellations

The partnership between Airbus Defence and Space and Firefly Aerospace will provide Airbus customers launch options with direct access to specific orbits, operational flexibility, and short-notice launch capability.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 19, 2019Airbus Defence and Space Enters Memorandum of Understanding with Firefly Aerospace Airbus and Firefly to Partner on Launch Solutions for Constellations

OneWeb and Airbus Defence and Space designed OneWeb satellites to deliver 10 gigabits per second of capacity in spacecraft the size of dishwashers.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 18, 2019How OneWeb plans to make sure its first satellites aren’t its last
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