Airbus Defense and Space

ESA hopes to commit to 2018 Mars rover launch by December

September 29, 2015

With the flagship-class ExoMars program nearing the finish line after a decade in development, European Space Agency officials want to complete negotiations with the mission’s industrial teams before committing to a 2018 launch date for a European-built Mars rover.

New satellite joins Europe’s growing Earth observing network

June 23, 2015

A new satellite to monitor crops, pollution and the growth of cities blasted off Monday from a tropical spaceport in French Guiana, adding another piece to Europe’s multibillion-dollar fleet of spacecraft tasked to track Earth’s ever-changing environment.

‘Europe’s Landsat’ in the starting blocks

June 21, 2015

The first in a planned multi-decade series of European land imaging satellites is fastened on top of a solid-fueled Vega launcher at a French Guiana space base for liftoff Monday, kicking off a mission to track everything from global crop growth to urban sprawl.

OneWeb selects Airbus to build 900 Internet satellites

June 15, 2015

Airbus Defense and Space and OneWeb, a startup backed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and wireless tech giant Qualcomm, announced Monday plans to set up a joint venture for the construction of 900 Internet broadcasting satellites for launches beginning in 2018.

ESA hopes to commit to 2018 Mars rover launch by December

New satellite joins Europe’s growing Earth observing network

‘Europe’s Landsat’ in the starting blocks

OneWeb selects Airbus to build 900 Internet satellites

France to privatize its Arianespace shares

Ariane 5 ready to pull double duty for DirecTV

Arianespace to launch satellites for Earth imaging, data relay

SES bridges the Atlantic in latest satellite purchase