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Airbus

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commercialFounded 2014
Blagnac, France
www.airbus.com
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Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) were awarded satellite-building contracts in May 2021 to create two independent families of satellites amounting to 12 Galileo Second Generation satellites in total.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJun 5, 2023Galileo's Second Generation Satellite Navigation System Enters Full Development Phase

Inmarsat’s I-6 F1 (GX6A) and I-6 F2 (GX6B) carry L- and Ka-band payloads and were manufactured by Airbus, with GX6A launching in December 2021 on MHI and GX6B launching in February 2023 on SpaceX.

Mentioned as: airbusTechnical ProductJun 5, 2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

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.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 5, 2023Galileo's Second Generation Satellite Navigation System Enters Full Development Phase

Inmarsat’s I-4 F4 (Alphasat) operates on the L-band, was manufactured by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, and launched in July 2013 by Arianespace.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJun 5, 2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

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.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 4, 2023Galileo Second Generation enters full development phase

Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) were awarded satellite-building contracts in May 2021 to create two independent families totaling 12 Galileo Second Generation satellites.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJun 4, 2023Galileo Second Generation enters full development phase

Airbus has supported Malaysia’s space industry since 1998, beginning with space imagery.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Airbus Supports Malaysia’s Sovereign Space Development

MYSA has internally developed more than 50 space-based applications using Airbus remote sensing satellite imagery.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Airbus Supports Malaysia’s Sovereign Space Development

The TELEO demonstrator payload is designed to facilitate very high-capacity optical feeder link communications and to support Airbus’ development of a new generation of optical communications technology in space.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductMay 29, 2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

Badr-8 is equipped with Airbus’ TELEO space demonstrator to provide space-to-ground optical communications at gigabit speeds.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

Badr-8 is Airbus’ eighth spacecraft built for Arabsat and marks Airbus’ third successful launch of the Eurostar Neo series.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductMay 29, 2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

Badr-8 is based on Airbus’ geostationary Eurostar Neo satellite platform.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

Airbus was selected in 2019 to build MEASAT-3d, a multi-mission telecommunications satellite to replace capacity and augment MEASAT’s core business in Malaysia, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Airbus Supports Malaysia’s Sovereign Space Development

Airbus’ ultra-reliable geostationary telecommunications satellites have achieved more than 1,300 years of service in orbit collectively.

Mentioned as: AirbusNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

Pléiades Neo is a constellation of satellites entirely funded, manufactured, owned, and operated by Airbus.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Airbus Supports Malaysia’s Sovereign Space Development

Airbus delivered MEASAT-3b in 2014, the largest satellite ordered by Malaysia’s communications sector.

Mentioned as: airbusTechnical ProductMay 29, 2023Airbus Supports Malaysia’s Sovereign Space Development

The Airbus-built Arabsat Badr-8 telecommunications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

Airbus developed the Teleo photonics feeder link with support from France’s space agency.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductMay 27, 2023SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet

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

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 27, 2023SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet

SatixFy of Israel built JoeySat’s payload with support from the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency for assembly by Airbus OneWeb Satellites.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipMay 20, 2023SpaceX launches OneWeb Gen 2 technology demonstrator
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