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Airbus

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commercialFounded 2014
Blagnac, France
www.airbus.com
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Airbus will deliver the second I-6 satellite to Inmarsat using the Airbus Beluga service, and the satellite will join its twin in orbit to provide global services.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2023Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite preparing for travel from France to Cape Canaveral for SpaceX launch

Inmarsat has agreed with Airbus Defence and Space to deliver the I-6 F2 satellite via a series of stepping stones across the Atlantic using Airbus’ A300-600ST Beluga aircraft.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2023Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite preparing for travel from France to Cape Canaveral for SpaceX launch

Airbus was selected by ESA as prime contractor for JUICE in 2015 and has led a pan-European industrial consortium to design and build the spacecraft.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2023Airbus finalizes JUICE — French Guiana the next stop for an Ariane 5 launch

The Airbus-built JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spacecraft will depart Toulouse, France, for Kourou, French Guiana, for an Ariane 5 launch in April 2023.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2023Airbus finalizes JUICE — French Guiana the next stop for an Ariane 5 launch

Airbus was selected as the prime contractor for JUICE in 2015.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 20, 2023Europe’s Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft is ready for April launch

A Vega C rocket malfunctioned shortly after lift-off on 2022-12-20, destroying two Airbus imaging satellites.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 20, 2023Connecting the Dots | Space insurers toast another profitable year

The Start Me Up manifest included Prometheus-2, two cubesats owned by the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Defense Science & Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and co-funded with Airbus Defence and Space.

Mentioned as: airbus defence and spaceNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2023UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly

Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement to develop and manufacture a laser communication terminal for aircraft called UltraAir.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce UltraAir, an airborne laser communication terminal

Airbus and VDL Group signed a partnership agreement to develop and manufacture a laser communication terminal for aircraft called UltraAir.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce airborne laser communication terminal

As of 2024, Airbus and VDL Group will further industrialize the UltraAir prototype to make it ready for integration with a hosting aircraft.

Mentioned as: airbusNarrative PlanJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce UltraAir, an airborne laser communication terminal

Airbus and VDL Group will prepare a demonstration of an UltraAir prototype and conduct a first flight test in 2024 based on development led by Airbus and TNO.

Mentioned as: airbusNarrative PlanJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce airborne laser communication terminal

As of 2024 Airbus and VDL Group will further industrialize the UltraAir prototype to make it ready for integration with a hosting aircraft.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce airborne laser communication terminal

Airbus and VDL Group will prepare a demonstration of an UltraAir prototype and a first flight test in 2024.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 11, 2023Airbus and VDL Group to produce UltraAir, an airborne laser communication terminal

Airbus celebrated the 50-year anniversary in 2019 of providing global secure military satellite communications to the UK Ministry of Defence and of the first SKYNET satellite.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 9, 2023Speedcast wins APAC teleport services contract from Airbus and UK’s MoD

Speedcast has been awarded a contract extension by Airbus to provide gateway hosting services offering secure access to the Airbus SKYNET military satellite system from the Asia-Pacific region.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 9, 2023Speedcast wins APAC teleport services contract from Airbus and UK’s MoD

Starting in 2023, Poland will have access to Pléiades Neo imagery directly from Airbus.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 6, 2023Airbus to Provide Poland with a High Resolution Optical Satellite System

The Airbus S950 system offers very high resolution optical capabilities combined with very high agility in orbit.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 6, 2023Airbus to Provide Poland with a High Resolution Optical Satellite System

The Airbus S950 VHR optical satellite stems from the development of the Pléiades Neo constellation, which has been operating in orbit with two satellites since 2021.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2023Airbus to Provide Poland with a High Resolution Optical Satellite System

The agreement includes delivery of Very High Resolution imagery from the Airbus Pléiades Neo constellation as early as 2023.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 6, 2023Airbus to Provide Poland with a High Resolution Optical Satellite System

Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Poland to provide a geospatial intelligence system that includes the development, manufacture, launch, and in-orbit delivery of two high-performance optical Earth observation satellites.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2023Airbus to Provide Poland with a High Resolution Optical Satellite System
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