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Airbus is part of the OneWeb Satellites joint venture that is producing satellites for the OneWeb constellation.
Airbus partnered with Germany’s DLR and Tesat Spacecom on the Osiris optical terminal project.
Airbus pioneered the use of silicon carbide for Sentinel-2 telescope structures to provide very high optical stability and minimize thermo-elastic deformation.
Airbus pioneered the use of silicon carbide in Sentinel-2 telescope structures to provide high optical stability and minimize thermo-elastic deformation.
Airbus has signed the first firm orders for the UHF capacity on EUTELSAT 36D ahead of the satellite’s scheduled launch in the first half of 2024.
Airbus has signed the first firm orders for the UHF capacity well ahead of EUTELSAT 36D’s scheduled launch in the first half of 2024.
Airbus has a joint venture with OneWeb called OneWeb Satellites that aims to produce more than one satellite per day for the expanding megaconstellation.
Airbus secured a contract from the European Commission on 2021-05-31 to lead a consortium to study a quantum technology-powered network for Europe.
Pléiades Neo imagery will be accessible on Airbus’ OneAtlas digital platform, providing immediate access to freshly acquired and archived data and analytics.
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.
Korea Aerospace Industries plans to launch satellite data-based services and is considering starting those services in Southeast Asia using satellite imagery from Airbus.
Copernic aims to increase the operability of Comcept, the multi-satellite communications network designed by Airbus and commissioned by the French armed forces in 2017.
Copernic aims to increase the operability of Comcept, the multi-satellite communications network designed by Airbus and commissioned by the French armed forces in 2017.
The Copernicus project aims to increase the operability of Comcept, the multi-satellite communications network designed by Airbus and commissioned by the French Armed Forces in 2017.
The Copernicus project aims to increase the operability of Comcept, the multi-satellite communications network designed by Airbus and commissioned by the French Armed Forces in 2017.
Airbus will launch Pléiades Neo in early 2021, providing 0.3 m resolution satellite imagery for use by IBM and other customers.
Airbus signed a contract to provide a digital services focus for maintenance of the Air Refueling Boom System on the Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) fleet.
Airbus signed a contract with Intelsat on 2020-12-31 to build two OneSat satellites for Intelsat’s next-generation software-defined network.
Airbus signed a contract with Intelsat on 2020-12-31 to build two OneSat satellites operating in multiple frequency bands for Intelsat’s next-generation software-defined network.
In 2023 Inmarsat expects to launch three Airbus Defence & Space-built satellites named GX7, GX8, and GX9.