25.07.2018
OHB SE DE0005936124
DGAP-News: OHB SE: Four in one go: OHB Galileo satellites successfully launched
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OHB SE: Four in one go: OHB Galileo satellites successfully launched
25.07.2018 / 18:21
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Bremen, Kourou, July 25, 2018. Lift-off for Tara, Samuel, Anna and Ellen:
Today at 13.25 hours (CET) the final four Galileo FOC* satellites from Batch
2 commenced their voyage into space on board an Ariane 5 launcher which
lifted off from the Kourou space center in French-Guyana. OHB employees
across Europe watched the launch via live stream, crossing their fingers for
a successful flight. The satellites reached their destination just under
four hours later at 17.25 hours (CET) and are now orbiting the earth. "These
were the four last Galileo satellites from Batch 2 and both the launch and
the release of the satellites into their orbits went off without a hitch.
Immediately after being released into orbit, the satellites activated their
systems, unfolded their solar panels and aligned themselves towards the sun.
This was immediately followed by preliminary testing," says Dr. Manuel
Czech, Galileo project manager at OHB. The satellites will now enter a test
phase lasting around six months. For the first eleven days, they will be
managed by the control center of the French space agency CNES in Toulouse
before being handed over to the Galileo control center in Oberpfaffenhofen.
This brings to 26 the total number of Galileo satellites currently in space.
Of these, 22 have been developed, built and tested by OHB. Thanks to the
number of satellites in space, initial services are available since December
2016. Recent smartphones receive the open navigation service for the general
public. Public regulated service, which serves institutional users such as
government authorities, the police or the fire brigade, and the search and
rescue service, which enables accurate and reliable identification of
emergency signals are also available demonstrating the outstanding precision
that the system is achieving. Once it is fully up and running, the system
will provide maximum precision and reliability.Moreover, Europe will be
gaining additional independence thanks to its own navigation system. "We are
proud to be making a decisive contribution to this with our navigation
satellites," says Dr. Manuel Czech.
As far as OHB is concerned, work on Galileo will continue without any
interruption as the next launch is just around the corner. "Our colleagues
are already working on Batch 3, with the first launch scheduled for 2020.
Thereafter, two additional satellites will follow about every three months
until all the twelve Batch 3 satellites are ready for launch," says Dr.
Wolfgang Paetsch, a member of the Management Board of OHB System AG.
Planning for Batch 4 has also already commenced. "At the moment, we are in
the bidding phase and the requirements of the European Space Agency have
been released. With the new generation, we will be attempting to improve
signal and service quality, optimize costs and increase safety," adds Dr.
Wolfgang Paetsch.
* The Full Operational Capability phase of the Galileo programme is managed
and fully funded by the European Union. The European Commission and the
European Space Agency (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 of the EU.
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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