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Airbus

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commercialFounded 2014
Blagnac, France
www.airbus.com
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Airbus Safran Launchers absorbed Arianespace in 2016 and later changed its name to ArianeGroup.

Mentioned as: Airbus Safran LaunchersTechnical ProductNov 26, 2018ArianeGroup names new CEO

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

Airbus Defence and Space built the Mohammed 6-B satellite platform.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductNov 20, 2018Arianespace Vega launches second Moroccan Earth-observation satellite

Space Tango has sent 53 payloads with a total of 88 experiments into orbit for customers including Budweiser, The Quest Institute for Quality Education, and Airbus Defense and Space.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defense and SpaceTechnical ProductNov 15, 2018Space Tango plans in-orbit manufacturing

Telesat awarded study contracts to Airbus Defence and Space and to a team of Maxar Technologies and Thales Alenia Space to evaluate how to build its constellation.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductNov 15, 2018FCC approves SpaceX, Telesat, LeoSat and Kepler internet constellations

Airbus Defence and Space is responsible for building a sole-sourced Skynet 6 satellite called Skynet 6A that is planned for launch in 2025.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipNov 7, 2018HTS, megaconstellations feed UK indecisiveness about Skynet 6 program

The Skynet 5 private finance initiative with Airbus is scheduled to end on 31 August 2022.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductNov 6, 2018UK MoD still undecided on how to procure satellite communications

The U.K. Ministry of Defence will award Airbus a sole-source contract for one Skynet-6A geostationary communications satellite.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2018UK MoD still undecided on how to procure satellite communications

The sole-source decision for the Skynet 6A contract with Airbus is not being reversed, but the contract will not be signed until mid to late 2019 due to bureaucratic delays.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2018UK MoD still undecided on how to procure satellite communications

Metop-C has a mass of 4,084 kg and was built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European weather agency Eumetsat.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2018Soyuz launches European weather satellite

Airbus built four Skynet 5 spacecraft that were launched between 2007 and 2012 as part of a $4,700,000,000 private finance initiative with the U.K. Ministry of Defence covering procurement and operation of satellites and ground stations.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2018UK MoD still undecided on how to procure satellite communications

Airbus developed the net used by RemoveDebris to capture a target cubesat.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductNov 5, 2018At small satellite conference, frustration about lagging efforts to deal with space junk

Airbus developed the harpoon for RemoveDebris that will be fired at 20 m per second to penetrate a composite-material target.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductNov 5, 2018At small satellite conference, frustration about lagging efforts to deal with space junk

Airbus developed a vision-based navigation system for RemoveDebris that uses 2D and 3D light detection and ranging technology to track a cubesat.

Mentioned as: airbusNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2018At small satellite conference, frustration about lagging efforts to deal with space junk

Airbus (UK) developed the harpoon payload for RemoveDEBRIS and Airbus (Germany) developed the net payload.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2018RemoveDEBRIS completes reconnaissance and navigation test

Maxar is competing as a team with Thales Alenia Space against Airbus to build an estimated $3,000,000,000 worth of small telecommunications satellites for Canadian operator Telesat.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2018Maxar trying to sell GEO business as defective components compound troubles

Airbus Defence and Space built Metop-C for the European meteorological organization EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductOct 30, 2018Arianespace Soyuz launch schedule unaffected by Russian MS-10 failure

The Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies team is competing against Airbus for a 2019 Telesat contract estimated to be worth $3,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductOct 22, 2018Thales Group reports boost in space revenue

Airbus Defence and Space is the prime contractor for ESA’s portion of BepiColombo and led a team of 83 companies from 16 countries in building the Mercury Planetary Orbiter, the carrier module, and the sunshield.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

Airbus provides derivative products from WorldDEM to commercial companies for use in geospatial tools and products.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductOct 19, 2018Airbus leveraging partnerships, investments to deliver greater ground truth
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