31.05.2018
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DGAP-News: OHB SE: Galileo: Anna and Ellen on their way to space
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OHB SE: Galileo: Anna and Ellen on their way to space
31.05.2018 / 14:49
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Bremen. 31 May 2018. Employees of OHB System AG, a subsidiary of aerospace
and technology group OHB SE, today saw off the last two Galileo FOC
satellites* from Batch 2. They left the factory site in Bremen at around
12:30 p.m. At the end of July they together with two other Galileo
satellites will be transported into space in the nose of an Ariane 5 rocket.
But before this, there is the time-consuming and complex transportation by
truck to the airport in Luxembourg and then to Cayenne Airport in French
Guyana to come. From there, the two satellites named Anna and Ellen will be
transported to the launch pad. Each satellite is named after one of the
children who won the European Commission's drawing competition in 2011. This
means that OHB has now sent off its 21st and 22nd Galileo satellites - 18
structurally identical satellites are already in space. "It was once again
perfect teamwork, and I am proud of the Galileo project team that worked on
our Galileo satellites until their shipment," says Dr. Manuel Czech, Galileo
FOC Project Manager at OHB. Anna and Ellen will be provided with the ideal
ambient temperature during transportation: "The average temperature in our
production halls is 22 degrees, and the conditions within the containers
need to be exactly the same," says Torsten Uhlhorn, Head of Logistics at
OHB.
OHB is the main industrial contractor for the FOC satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA), acting on behalf of the European
Commission, has awarded OHB System AG with the production of the complete
set of 34 Galileo FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites. The entire
constellation will comprise 24 operational satellites plus spares in three
orbital planes. The constellation is optimized allowing a global position
determination and navigation. In addition, the satellites support a global
Search and Rescue service (COSPAS-SARSAT).
"At the same time, our experts at OHB are working on designs for the next
generation of satellites and further services it shall provide," says Dr.
Wolfgang Paetsch, member of the management board of OHB System AG.
*The Full Operational Capability phase of the Galileo programme is managed
and fully funded by the European Union. The Commission and ESA have signed a
delegation agreement by which ESA acts as design and procurement agent on
behalf of the Commission. The views expressed here can in no way be taken to
reflect the official opinion of the European Union and/or ESA. "Galileo" is
a trademark subject to OHIM application number 002742237 by EU and ESA.
Contact:
Investor Relations
Martina Lilienthal
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-720
Fax: +49 421 - 2020-613
E-Mail: [email protected]
Corporate Communications
Günther Hörbst
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-9438
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: OHB SE
Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 8
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Phone: +49 (0)421 2020 8
Fax: +49 (0)421 2020 613
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.ohb.de
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