Airbus Defence and Space has introduced Data Management Solutions (DMS), an integrated suite of products and services that provides an easy way for clients to access, manage and disseminate various types of geospatial data. DMS will be officially unveiled at the 2015 Esri User Conference in San Diego from July 20 to 24, 2015.
Airbus Defence and Space signs first contract for flexible Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and ESA
Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the fully reconfigurable Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and the European Space Agency (ESA). The Quantum satellite will be operated and commercialised by Eutelsat and will be able to adapt to new demands in coverage, bandwidth, power, frequency configurability and even change its orbital position.
ESA and Airbus Defence and Space sign contract for new Copernicus Earth observation mission
At the 36th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment in Berlin, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, signed the development and production contract for the Jason-CS/Sentinel-6A satellite. Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 is a mission to carry out high-precision measurements of ocean surface topography. The contract is worth 177 million euros. The […]
Airbus Defence and Space selected by CNES to build MERLIN
Airbus Defence and Space selected by CNES to build MERLIN – the first Franco-German Earth observation satellite
Airbus Defence and Space delivers Street Factory 3D urban mapping solution to Rolta
Airbus Defence and Space has installed its Street Factory 3D urban mapping solution at Rolta’sfacility in Mumbai, thereby completing its processing capacities, based on two Pixel Factory processing suites already in use.
Airbus Defence and Space to build SES-14 satellite
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has been awarded a contract by SES, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, to design and develop SES-14, a highly innovative telecommunications satellite.
Airbus Defence and Space breaks world in-orbit longevity record
Inmarsat-2 F2, the second Eurostar satellite designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, was retired from operational service and safely decommissioned this week after completing a record breaking flawless commercial mission in geostationary orbit of 23.5 years. It takes the record away from Airbus Defence and Space’s first ever Eurostar satellite, Inmarsat-2 F1 which […]
Airbus Defence and Space and PASCO CORPORATION Reinforce their Cooperation in Satellite Data Distribution
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, is selling its subsidiary Tokyo Spot Image KK (TSI) to PASCO CORPORATION (hereinafter PASCO). At the same time, PASCO enters into a new distribution agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for a SPOT 6/7 Direct Receiving Station (DRS) with associated data distribution rights.
Airbus Defence and Space to build the Falcon Eye Earth-observation satellites system for UAE
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has signed as the leader of the industrial team (including Thales Alenia Space as co-prime contractor), a contract with the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAEAF) for the development, manufacture and launch of Falcon Eye, a high-performance optical Earth-observation satellite system. The contract was officially […]
ESA commissions Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor for US space capsule Orion service module
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second space company, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and construction of the service module for Orion, the future American human space capsule.