March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
...level-playing field. Gil Denis (Airbus Defence and Space) and Xavier Pasco (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique). New Space (Vol. 3, No. 1) March 2015. DOI: 10.1089/space.2013.0034. 4 A survey into the state and health of the European EO services...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
... the feasibility of constellations of several tens of cubesats In terms of EO data and services, the two ‘champions’ are DigitalGlobe (US) and Airbus Defence and Space (Europe). DigitalGlobe is currently the worldwide leader. It offers the sharpest...
07 August 2019
Successful launch of the second SpaceDataHighway satellite
... will be a revolution for many industries," said Evert Dudok, Head of Communications, Intelligence & Security at Airbus Defence and Space. A third communication node is to be positioned over the Asia-Pacific region by around 2024. Equipped with...
02 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
...contract worth $490 million on 18 November 2014 for Airbus Defence and Space to manufacture the service modules for NASA’s four crew Orion MPCV deep-space capsule. The module is to be constructed at an Airbus facility in Bremen, Germany. Based on the...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
...’s timeline is by no means guaranteed. While ESA has completed preliminary instrument development with Airbus Defence and Space, full-scale build and launch preparations hinge on final funding commitments at this November’s ESA Ministerial meeting...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... the UK. Another example is SPOT-7, an Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space and launched by India on 30 June 2014. Airbus Defence and Space (incorporated in France), sold its newly operational SPOT-7 satellite to Azerbaijan...
