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Airbus

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commercialFounded 2014
Blagnac, France
www.airbus.com
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Mynaric has an agreement with Airbus U.S. Space and Defense to install a CONDOR 2022-03-02 laser terminal on the Bartolomeo external payload rack that Airbus operates on the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 6, 2022L3Harris makes strategic investment in Mynaric

The Airbus OneWeb Satellites facility has produced over 400 of the 648 satellites on order for OneWeb.

Mentioned as: airbus oneweb satellitesTechnical ProductJul 6, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. operates under a Special Security Agreement (SSA) to offer solutions for U.S. defense, security, space, and intelligence requirements.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJul 6, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms

The Airbus OneWeb Satellites production line is currently delivering up to two satellites per day to OneWeb.

Mentioned as: Airbus OneWeb SatellitesOrg RelationshipJul 6, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms

Airbus U.S. will use Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) in Merritt Island, Florida to assemble the spacecraft platform on AOS’s production line.

Mentioned as: Airbus OneWeb SatellitesTechnical ProductJul 6, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms

Under the contract, Airbus U.S. will supply 42 satellite bus platforms and support vehicle assembly, integration, and testing for Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 6, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms

Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, will produce satellite buses for the Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: airbusTechnical ProductJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Airbus bid in 2020 as a prime contractor to supply SDA missile-tracking satellites but lost that prime contract to L3Harris and SpaceX.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Airbus has produced over 400 satellite buses for OneWeb and is manufacturing more to complete the planned 648-satellite OneWeb constellation.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Northrop Grumman will use the Airbus Arrow 450 satellite bus for the Tranche 1 program.

Mentioned as: airbusTechnical ProductJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Under its contract with Northrop Grumman, Airbus will provide satellite buses as well as integration, testing, launch support, and space vehicle commissioning services.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

The Airbus Arrow 450 commercial platform will be produced at the Airbus OneWeb Satellites factory in Merritt Island, Florida.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Eclipse Global Connectivity partnered with Thales on a 17-year contract to develop and provide a SATCOM solution for French Defense Airbus MRTT aircraft.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Eclipse Global Connectivity partners with Thales to equip French Defense’s Airbus MRTT aircraft with a secure SATCOM solution

Northrop Grumman selected Airbus as its satellite bus supplier for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation on 2022-07-05.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Northrop Grumman will build Tranche 1 satellites integrating the Airbus platform with government and industry payloads, including optical communications terminals made by Mynaric.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

A first feasibility demonstration of an auto-landing capability using EGNOS v3 was performed in November 2019 with an Airbus A350 at Toulouse Airport.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJun 30, 2022ESA signs a deployment deal with ASECNA that brings EGNOS tech to Africa

Thales Alenia Space completed phase B2 of the contract awarded by Airbus in 2020 concerning the preliminary design of the altimeter, with the instrument passing its preliminary design review.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s agreements regarding development of IRIS and CRISTAL for Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation program

The IRIS altimeter will be delivered to Airbus in 2025 for integration in the CRISTAL satellite.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s agreements regarding development of IRIS and CRISTAL for Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation program

Airbus has heritage in designing and manufacturing small Earth observation missions including Sentinel-5P.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJun 28, 2022Airbus awarded an ESA contract for development of the FORUM satellite

Airbus in France will provide platform product support for the FORUM satellite.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJun 28, 2022Airbus awarded an ESA contract for development of the FORUM satellite
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