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🇩🇪 The Ministry of Defense plans a network of at least one hundred #satellites 🛰️ in #LEO, which is planned to be in orbit by 2029. With an order value of around 8 to 10 billion euros, it is the centerpiece of a 35 billion euro budget for #SpaceTechnologies by 2030

#OHB

#ESA:
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Eight more satellites added to IRIDE space programme
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".. launch on board a Falcon-9 rocket. The successful launch brings the total number of satellites in orbit for the Italian programme to 24."

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/IRIDE/Eight_more_satellites_added_to_IRIDE_space_programme

31.3.2026

#ASI #AIS #EagletII #EO #Erdbeobachtung #IRDE #OHB #OHBItalia #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Transporter16

Eight more satellites added to IRIDE space programme

Eight satellites have been added to Italy’s IRIDE Earth observation programme, following launch on board a Falcon-9 rocket. The successful launch brings the total number of satellites in orbit for the Italian programme to 24.

#OHB:
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Bremen/Māhia, 28. März 2026. Heute um 10:14 Uhr deutscher Zeit sind die ersten beiden Satelliten für die neue ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste an Bord einer Electron-Rakete erfolgreich vom Māhia Launch Complex in Neuseeland in den Weltraum gestartet. Bei den beiden Satelliten (IOD-1 und IOD-2, IOD = In-Orbit Demonstrator) handelt es sich um Kleinstsatelliten ..
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https://www.ohb.de/news/erste-satelliten-der-neuen-esa-navigationsmission-celeste-erfolgreich-gestartet

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Erste Satelliten der neuen ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste erfolgreich gestartet

OHB SE

#ESA:
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On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Celeste/Celeste_s_first_satellites_launched_to_explore_LEO-based_satellite_navigation

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Celeste’s first satellites launched to explore LEO-based satellite navigation

On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.

#ESA:
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Watch live: First Celeste launch
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"On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.

Coverage will start 9:53 CET.. The rocket is scheduled for liftoff at 10:14, with a launch window of about an hour."

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Watch_live_First_Celeste_launch

23.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Watch live: First Celeste launch

On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.Coverage will start 9:53 CET with live commentary. The rocket is scheduled for liftoff at 10:14, with a launch window of about an hour.

OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation

OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation OHB Sweden has won a record contract for Sweden’s space sector to build 20 satellites to boost Europe’s weather forecasting and climate monitoring capabilities.

SpaceNews

#OHB:
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OHB gewinnt Auftrag im Wert von EUR 248 Mio. für Satellitenkonstellation zur Beobachtung der Arktis
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"Mit „New Space“-Ansatz Bau von 20 Satelliten für EPS‑Sterna‑Mission gesichert – bisher größter Satelliten-Auftrag für schwedischen Raumfahrtsektor"

https://www.ohb.de/news/ohb-gewinnt-auftrag-fuer-satellitenkonstellation-zur-beobachtung-der-arktis

18.3.2026

#ArcticWeatherSatellite #Arktis #AWS #EO #EPSSterna #Erdbeobachtung #EUMETSAT #Klimamodell #Klimawandel #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Wettersatellit

OHB gewinnt Auftrag für Satellitenkonstellation zur Beobachtung der Arktis

OHB SE
OHB in Bremen erlebt Boom – Rekord-Aufträge von 3,2 Milliarden Euro treiben Wachstum

Der Bremer Raumfahrtkonzern OHB profitiert vom Weltraum- und Verteidigungsboom: Volle Auftragsbücher sichern deutliche Umsatz- und Gewinnsteigerungen.

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