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Airbus

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commercialFounded 2014
Blagnac, France
www.airbus.com
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Airbus Defence and Space released Pleiades Neo 3 from the Vega rocket during the 2021-04-28 mission.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Airbus shifted plans for the inaugural Pleiades Neo launch after Vega C’s debut flight was pushed into mid-2021 following a separate July 2019 Vega launch failure.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pleiades Neo will serve as Airbus’ workhorse imagery constellation for the next 10 to 12 years.

Mentioned as: airbusTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pléiades Neo is entirely funded, designed, manufactured, owned, and operated by Airbus.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021First Pléiades Neo constellation satellite safely delivered in orbit

Airbus received first telemetry signals from the first Pléiades Neo satellite and the satellite's solar arrays are deployed.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021First Pléiades Neo constellation satellite safely delivered in orbit

The review of the 2020-11-16 Vega failure added about two months of delay to the first satellite in Airbus’ Pleiades Neo constellation.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pleiades Neo is Airbus Defence and Space’s biggest 100% self-funded program in space and defense.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pléiades Neo imagery will be accessible on Airbus’ OneAtlas digital platform, providing immediate access to freshly acquired and archived data and analytics.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021First Pléiades Neo constellation satellite safely delivered in orbit

Airbus Defence and Space invested around €600 million to €700 million (about $723,000,000 to $848,000,000) in the Pleiades Neo program.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pleiades Neo 3 is the first high-resolution 30-centimeter satellite in a new constellation built and operated by Airbus Defence and Space.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pleiades Neo 3 will be the 131st Airbus Defence and Space built satellite to be launched by Arianespace.

Mentioned as: AirbusNarrative GeneralApr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

Arianespace’s backlog currently includes 20 Airbus Defence and Space built satellites including CERES (x3), SYRACUSE 4B (COMSAT NG 2), EUTELSAT QUANTUM, METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG B1, THEOS-2, CSO 3, Pléiades Neo (x3), JUICE, Measat-3d, Biomass, EarthCARE, and CO3D (x4).

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductApr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

Pleiades Neo 3 was wholly funded, manufactured, owned, and operated by Airbus.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

Airbus plans to use Vega and Avio’s Vega C to launch the remaining three Pléiades Neo satellites because those satellites exceed Spectrum’s 700-kilogram to SSO capacity.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 27, 2021Germany’s launch startups race to grow their launch manifests

Isar Aerospace announced its first launch contract on 2021-04-22 with Airbus Defence and Space to launch a future Earth observation satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2021Germany’s launch startups race to grow their launch manifests

Airbus plans to use Vega and Avio’s upcoming Vega C to launch the three remaining Pléiades Neo satellites because those satellites exceed Spectrum’s 700-kilogram-to-SSO capacity.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 26, 2021German startup Isar Aerospace signs first launch contract

Airbus Defence and Space is developing at least two Earth observation constellations destined for sun-synchronous orbits.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductApr 26, 2021German startup Isar Aerospace signs first launch contract

The first SPRINT reflectors will equip Inmarsat, Optus, Intelsat, and SKY Perfect JSAT satellites produced by Airbus.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 19, 2021ArianeGroup’s New Generation SPRINT Antenna Reflectors For Airbus

Korea Aerospace Industries plans to launch satellite data-based services and is considering starting those services in Southeast Asia using satellite imagery from Airbus.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 13, 2021Korea Aerospace Industries to invest $880 million to expand space business

Airbus has been developing laser-satellite communications technology as part of the European SpaceDataHighway program.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductApr 12, 2021Airbus Test Program Signals The Next Step In Laser Satellite Communications For Aircraft
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