October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
... are built and deployed. Currently the size of a satellite is limited by the diameter of the fairing of the launcher. Airbus’ solution is to send kit parts that will be assembled in space using robot arms from their space factory...
09 December 2015
France and Germany Confirm Plans to Launch Methane Monitoring Satellite
... infrastructure. Germany is investing 150 million euros, which will mainly go towards developing the lidar instrument, to be built at Airbus Defence and Space’s Ottobrunn, Germany, facility.
07 January 2016
France and Germany May Withdraw from ISS in 2020
... including the common operating charges – by more than 30 percent in recent years, in part by outsourcing much of the work to Airbus Defence and Space and in part by consolidating ground operations. ESA budgeted human spaceflight, which is mainly the...
13 May 2016
Arianespace's Next Soyuz mission begins payload integration with Galileo spacecraft.
... and their onboard payloads are supplied by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) – which is 99-percent owned by Airbus Defence and Space. According to a press release issued by Arianespace, "Danielė" and "Alizée" will become the 13th...
23 May 2016
Soyuz’ latest mission for Europe ready for launch tomorrow
..., Germany, their onboard payloads are supplied by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) – which is 99 percent owned by Airbus Defence and Space. A further 16 satellites are planned for the Galileo program which is due for completion...
07 June 2016
A green light for the LISA Pathfinder mission
... is an international endeavour involving 40 companies and institutes from 14 European countries and the USA and was built by Airbus Defence & Space UK, with on-board software development by SciSys Ltd.
