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Airbus

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commercialFounded 2014
Blagnac, France
www.airbus.com
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FASat-Charlie was built by Airbus and has a 1.45-meter-resolution imaging capability.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2019Chile weighs commercial replacement for lone spy satellite

Airbus Defence and Space and Lockheed Martin Space Systems were invited by the Chilean Air Force to respond to the 2019-02-03 RFI.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2019Chile weighs commercial replacement for lone spy satellite

Airbus is building 600 to 900 OneWeb satellites through a Florida-based joint venture called OneWeb Satellites.

Mentioned as: airbusOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2019Telesat LEO contenders pitch Canadian production to sweeten deal

Emmanuel Sauzay, director of commercial space at Airbus Defence and Space, noted the difficulty for companies to differentiate themselves in the crowded launcher market.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2019Smallsat industry faces new challenges to growth

Telesat will decide between Airbus Defence and Space and a Thales Alenia Space–Maxar Technologies team to manufacture its LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: airbus defence and spaceTechnical ProductFeb 4, 2019GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018

Airbus Defence and Space and the Thales Alenia Space–Space Systems Loral team completed systems requirements reviews for Telesat’s constellation on 2019-01-24.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

Telesat plans to select a satellite manufacturer later 2019 from either Airbus Defence and Space or a team of Thales Alenia Space and Space Systems Loral.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

DARPA awarded satellite bus contracts for Blackjack to Airbus, Blue Canyon Technologies, and Telesat.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2019DARPA assembling team of Blackjack players

OneWeb Satellites is a joint venture between Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb to build the constellation.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductJan 25, 2019Wyler claims breakthrough in low-cost antenna for OneWeb, other satellite systems

SSTL will transfer the completed Eutelsat Quantum platform from its Guildford, U.K. facility to parent company Airbus for final assembly and testing in Toulouse, France.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 9, 2019FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat joins GSMA • SSTL completes first GEO bus • Kacific buys Newtec hub

Airbus Defence and Space was the prime contractor building the 3,565-kilogram CSO-1 satellite.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipDec 19, 2018Arianespace, in final mission of 2018, launches French spy satellite

Airbus Defence and Space is building the CSO satellites using optical cameras from Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipDec 12, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Arianespace schedules last 2018 launch • Over half the world will be online next year

Planet joined an Airbus-led consortium supplying high-resolution imagery through the European Commission’s Copernicus Earth observation program.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductDec 10, 2018Planet sets sights on the long game: Building robust subscription business

OneWeb has an order for 1,800 star trackers from Sodern, representing two star trackers per each of the 900 small satellites OneWeb is building with Airbus Defence and Space.

Mentioned as: airbus defence and spaceTechnical ProductDec 10, 2018Satellite component supplier Sodern seeks to double output by 2020

Telesat plans to downselect between the Maxar-Thales Alenia Space team and Airbus Defence and Space in the spring of 2019 and has not specified how many of the 300 satellites the winning company will build.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipDec 3, 2018Maxar schedules spending break after WorldView Legion completion

Airbus Defence and Space is building 900 internet satellites for OneWeb through a joint venture and has built a factory in Florida to produce two OneWeb satellites per day.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipDec 3, 2018Maxar schedules spending break after WorldView Legion completion

Astrobotic has a commercial partnership with Airbus DS and a corporate sponsorship with DHL.

Mentioned as: Airbus DSTechnical ProductNov 29, 2018Astrobotic Selected by NASA to be a Lunar Delivery Provider

Airbus Defence and Space received a $2,900,000 study contract from DARPA for Blackjack.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipNov 29, 2018Telesat wins study contract for DARPA’s experimental constellation

Airbus and OneWeb together are building 900 small telecommunications satellites and received a DARPA study contract for the same commercial-bus assessment purpose.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductNov 29, 2018Telesat wins study contract for DARPA’s experimental constellation

Alain Charmeau led the 2015 formation of Airbus Safran Launchers as a joint venture between Airbus and Safran.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipNov 26, 2018ArianeGroup names new CEO
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