Airbus Group Datasheets for Satellites
Satellites are manmade objects placed in orbit above the Earth for a variety of civil, scientific, and military applications, such as communications, environmental monitoring, navigation, and reconnaissance.
Satellites: Learn more
| Product Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Remote sensing for Taiwan’s space agency FORMOSAT 2 is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO). The mission is regional remote sensing – | |
| The Thai Earth Observation System The THEOS turnkey system contract signed with the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology's Space Agency (GISTDA) in mid July 2004, is a comprehensive programme... | |
| 20th Eutelsat satellite order placed with Airbus Defence and Space In July 2011, the major satellite operator Eutelsat selected Airbus Defence and Space to design and manufacture its Eutelsat 3B... | |
| 21st Eutelsat satellite order placed with Airbus Defence and Space In October 2011, Eutelsat Communications selected Airbus Defence and Space to build Eutelsat 9B, a high-power broadcast satellite addressing high-growth... | |
| A fleet of communications satellites Hot Bird 2 was the first of the Paris-based satellite communications company Eutelsat’s Hot Bird high-power satellite series, one of the largest broadcasting systems in... | |
| A satellite system for Asian telecommunications The ST-1 satellite and its payload, which were launched in 1998, were designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space to provide telecommunications and... | |
| Added flexibility and improved functionality In November 2009, Airbus Defence and Space was selected by global satellite operator SES S.A. to deliver four new communications satellites. The satellites, to... | |
| Additional capacity for SES Astra Launched into 19.2° E in November 2009, Astra 1M provides a full range of television broadcasting services, including HDTV and other advanced audiovisual as well... | |
| Airbus Defence and Space satellite for a leading US digital TV provider Airbus Defence and Space was selected in November 2011 by DIRECTV, one of the world’s leading providers of... | |
| Arabsat 5th Generation satellites are Multi-mission and television satellites. Arabsat has selected a consortium integrating Airbus Defence and Space to build and deliver in orbit its 5th generation satellites. Airbus... | |
| Augmenting broadcasting capacity for northern Africa. Atlantic Bird 7 is the 18th satellite ordered by Eutelsat from Airbus Defence and Space. Successfully launched by a Zenit-3SL launcher on 24 September... | |
| Broadband for all. Built for operator Eutelsat by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar E3000 platform, and weighing 6.1 tonnes at launch, KA-SAT is the first satellite for Europe... | |
| Dedicated communications for Germany With the SATCOMBw programme, the German Armed Forces owns a secure information network for use by units on deployed missions. This will allow voice and... | |
| DTH broadcast services and two-way broadband services Astra 3B is a Ku- and Ka-band spacecraft designed for the transmission of both direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and two-way broadband services across... | |
| Dual satellite communications system In August 2007, the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi government’s strategic investment and development vehicle Mubadala Development Company,... | |
| Earth observation optical satellite system for Vietnam to create a space infrastructure enabling the country to better monitor and study the effects of climate change, predict and take measures to... | |
| Earth observation, day or night Europe’s first radar Earth observation satellite, ERS-1, was in orbit from July 1991 until March 2000, exceeding its planned lifetime by more than three... | |
| Europe’s ‘eco-policeman’ in space Europe’s largest and most complex Earth observation satellite, the ENVIronmental SATellite, Envisat, was launched in 2002 by an Ariane 5 into an 800-km polar orbit. This... | |
| Expanding Eutelsat’s fleet Hot Bird 8, Hot Bird 9 and Hot Bird 10 are three similar Eurostar E3000 satellites ordered by the international telecommunications satellite operator Eutelsat to build the... | |
| Formation flying for a picture of precision TanDEM-X (‘TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement’) is an Earth observation satellite, which, together with the almost identical TerraSAR-X radar... | |
| Galileo is the European satellite navigation system comprising a global satellite-based network for precise positioning and timing information. Galileo is the European satellite navigation system comprising a global satellite-based network... | |
| High quality imagery for Algeria The ALSAT-2 system contract signed with the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) in January 2006 is a comprehensive programme covering: design, development, integration and ground delivery... | |
| High-resolution Earth observation for Chile Airbus Defence and Space has developed the SSOT (Sistema satelital de la Observación de la Tierra) Earth observation system for the Chilean government. | |
| Highly sophisticated communications technology The three Inmarsat-4 satellites were built by Airbus Defence and Space to support Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) services, which deliver unprecedented voice and... | |
| Keeping the world in touch Airbus Defence and Space was selected by Alcatel Space to manufacture a series of identical geostationary satellites for Worldspace Inc. They broadcast audio, text... | |
| Launched by a Proton rocket on 16 June 2004, the Airbus Defence and Space-built Intelsat 10-02 is the largest and most powerful satellite ever procured by Intelsat, the international telecommunications... | |
| Launched in August 2004, Amazonas-1 provides a full range of telecommunications services to Brazil, North and South America, and a transatlantic link for Europe. The first Amazonas Latin American satellite... | |
| More capacity for Hispasat’s American market Amazonas-2 was ordered in 2007 in order to increase the capacity offered by Hispasat on their American position to meet growing market demand. It... | |
| Multi-purpose satellites for leading Middle-East and Africa operator Airbus Defence and Space built, as prime contractor, three fourth-generation geostationary communications satellites for the Arabsat organisation. All three satellites are... | |
| Multimedia communications Paris-based satellite communications company Eutelsat’s W3A, launched by a Proton rocket in March 2004, was the first Eurostar E3000 spacecraft to orbit, and the first commercial satellite equipped... | |
| Pioneering low-cost Earth observation satellite The AstroSAR-Lite satellite, pioneered by Airbus Defence and Space, provides an innovative, agile, affordable space Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system focused to provide unprecedented... | |
| Pléiades is an optical observation system consisting of two identical satellites that deliver 50 cm colour products. Operating on a phased orbit, the Pléiades system affords a daily revisit capability... | |
| Remote sensing for Taiwan’s space agency Rocsat-2 is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO) whose mission is regional remote sensing – to... | |
| Responding to demand for digital and HD The fourth Eurostar spacecraft ordered by SES Astra, Astra 1N will expand capacity at the operator’s prime orbital position of 19.2° E, in... | |
| Satellite imagery for global solutions Airbus Defence and Space’s SPOT multi-mission platform series, initially designed for the French space agency, CNES, is now used for many European Low... | |
| Satellites for Europe's leading TV broadcast system Astra 2B is a direct-broadcast TV satellite operated by SES Astra. Both the spacecraft (based on the Eurostar E2000+ model) and its payload... | |
| Second ‘little brother’ from Airbus Defence and Space Anik F3 is the second Airbus Defence and Space’s Eurostar E3000 satellite ordered by Telesat. Launched in April 2007, Anik F3 provides... | |
| Solar Orbiter will study in unprecedented detail how our sun creates and controls the heliosphere, the bubble of space filled with particles and fields in which the Earth orbits. Solar... | |
| Tailored for success – a mix of reliability and innovation Airbus Defence and Space’s acclaimed Eurostar series of high performance communications satellites is a product of choice with major operators... | |
| Telecommunications coverage for Canadian operator Telesat Built by Airbus Defence and Space for the Canadian operator Telesat, Anik F1R was launched in September 2005 to replace Anik F1 and ensure... | |
| The first multifunctional geostationary satellite for South Korea. Airbus Defence and Space was contracted by the South Korean Aerospace and Research Institute (KARI), to design and manufacture the country’s first... | |
| The first Spanish optical Earth observation satellite Airbus Defence and Space Spain is prime contractor for INGENIO, the first Spanish optical Earth observation satellite, which will mainly serve a... | |
| The Highly Adaptable Satellite The Hylas 1 ‘Highly Adaptable Satellite’ for flexible response to fluctuating traffic demand is a Ka-/Ku-band geostationary multi-media/subscrip tion HDTV satellite built by Airbus Defence and... | |
| The Olympian satellite The first Greek-Cypriot satellite, the geostationary communications satellite Hellas-Sat was built by Airbus Defence and Space for the Hellas-Sat Consortium and launched on 13 May 2003. | |
| The world’s most sophisticated communications satellite Designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space for Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, and the European Space Agency... | |
| Third E3000 satellite for Canada The third consecutive Eurostar E3000 satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for Canadian-based operator Telesat, Nimiq 4 was launched in September 2008 and... | |
| Two of the most powerful Eurostar E3000 satellites In March 2012, Airbus Defence and Space was awarded two contracts from the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) for the delivery of... | |
| The SES-6 communications satellite, designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space for satellite operator SES, will enable delivery of next generation broadcast services including HD video distribution and mobile... | |
| W5A is scheduled for launch in fourth quarter 2012 to replace W5 and more than double Eutelsat’s resources at 70.5° E. It will be used for a range of... |