Press Releases 2014
29.10.2014
ISS “PK-4” research laboratory successfully launched
Baikonur / Munich. At 8:09 hours CET on October 29, 2014, the European-Russian plasma crystal laboratory “PK-4” lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on board a Progress launcher headed for the International Space Station ISS. As planned, docking the freighter at the ISS took place in the early afternoon.
Read more … ISS “PK-4” research laboratory successfully launched
01.09.2014
Merger of OHB System AG and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH now completed
OHB System AG, Bremen, and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH, Munich, have now merged under the name of OHB System AG...
Read more … Merger of OHB System AG and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH now completed
28.08.2014
Status: Galileo-FOC*-Satellites
...Controllers at ESA’s ESOC control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, confirm the good health and the nominal behaviour of both satellites. They are in a safe configuration, are thermally stable, have stable pointing to the sun and sufficient power production...
28.08.2014
ESA announcement: Update on Galileo launch injection anomaly
Operations continue smoothly for Galileo Sat 5-6. Both satellites now have both sets of their solar arrays fully deployed and generating power...
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26.08.2014
ESA announcement: Update on Galileo launch injection anomaly
Work at ESA’s ESOC control centre continues relentlessly on the two Galileo satellites.Despite the non-nominal orbit, the satellites are safely under control after they were released from the launcher upper stage and their orbital position was determined by the European ground teams deployed at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany...
Read more … ESA announcement: Update on Galileo launch injection anomaly
23.08.2014
ESA announcement: Soyuz Galileo launch: injection anomaly
Following the announcement made by Arianespace on the anomalies of the orbit injection of the Galileo satellites, the teams of industries and agencies involved in the early operations of the satellites are investigating the potential implications on t...
Read more … ESA announcement: Soyuz Galileo launch: injection anomaly
22.08.2014
First two Galileo* FOC satellites successfully launched
NOTE: An orbital anomaly was determined after this press release was issued. For follow-on information, see the subsequent press releases on this site.
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23.07.2014
OHB holding “topping-out celebration” for its new building in Oberpfaffenhofen
Oberpfaffenhofen, July 23, 2014. OHB is today holding the “topping out celebration” for its new building in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich in the presence of 150 guests. Currently, the staff of OHB subsidiary Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH are scattered across two locations in Munich. When it is completed, the new building in Oberpfaffenhofen will provide them with a single and ultra-modern complex.
Read more … OHB holding “topping-out celebration” for its new building in Oberpfaffenhofen
19.05.2014
OHB planning to merge OHB System AG and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH
OHB System AG (Bremen) and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH (Munich) already work jointly on major projects such as the MTG weather satellites and the EnMAP environmental satellite. There is already a structured allocation of tasks reflecting the two companies’ individual strengths.
Read more … OHB planning to merge OHB System AG and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH
08.05.2014
Galileo FOC* satellite shipped safely to Kourou by OHB
The first two Galileo FOC satellites arrived safely in their clean room in Kourou at 20:00 on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in line with a planning established in September 2013. This was reported by Alain Pajonk, the OHB manager responsible for the Galileo launch campaign.
Read more … Galileo FOC* satellite shipped safely to Kourou by OHB
28.04.2014
OHB mourning the loss of its founder Manfred Fuchs
On Saturday, Prof. Dott.-Ing. h.c. Manfred Fuchs suddenly and unexpectedly passed away at his holiday house in Altenburg/ Kaltern, South Tirol, at the age of 75 years. The OHB AG companies mourn the loss of their founder, who played a preeminent role in the European space industry over the last few decades...
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07.03.2014
Andreas Lindenthal appointed to the Management Board of OHB System AG
The Supervisory Board of the Bremen-based space company OHB System AG, a subsidiary of OHB AG (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), has appointed Mr. Andreas Lindenthal to the Management Board effective March 1, 2014. This additional appointment is in response to the Company’s strong growth over the past few years and seeks to distribute the broader range of duties across a larger number of Management Board members.
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03.02.2014
Core module for the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter handed over to Thales Alenia Space by OHB System
In a special ceremony held on Monday, February 3, 2014, in the presence of the German federal government’s new coordinator for aviation and space, Brigitte Zypries, the core module of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, comprising the structure, the thermal system and the drive system, was handed over to Thales Alenia Space by OHB System AG.