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.

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.

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.

OHB gewinnt Auftrag für Satellitenkonstellation zur Beobachtung der Arktis

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.