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13 July 2016 – The first European radar satellite ERS-1 revolutionised satellite Earth observation by revealing never before seen details, and laid foundations for modern radar satellite technology and applications.

15 June 2016 – The Sentinel-2B optical satellite is the second of its type from Airbus Defence and Space, providing the “Colour Vision” of Europe´s Earth observation programme Copernicus, a joint project of the European Commission and ...

6 June 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space has completed integration of PerúSAT-1, Peru’s first Earth observation satellite, which was built in less than 24 months.

19 May 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space has started assembling the European Service Module (ESM), a key element of NASA’s next-generation Orion spacecraft that will transport astronauts into deep space for the first time since the end of the A...

4 May 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space will lead the project TeSeR (Technology for Self-Removal of Spacecraft) team to develop technology to reduce the risk of spacecraft colliding with debris in space.

3 May 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with ESA to build its next Earth Explorer mission, the Biomass satellite. Biomass is due to launch in 2021 and will measure forest biomass to assess terrestrial carbon stocks and flu...

29 April 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space has announced it will build a £2.5m STEM centre built around its Exomars Rover test facility in Stevenage. The centre aims to attract more than 5,000 students a year and inspire the next generation of ...

19 April 2016 – OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb, has chosen Florida in the United States as the site for its final assembly line, completing the last step in its industrial organisation.