AIRBUS SPACE AND DEFENCE

An A330-200 undergoing conversion as Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has deployed a new air-bridge flight between Europe and China to deliver additional face mask supplies to France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom health systems.

An Airbus A400M airlifter has performed an air-bridge between Toulouse and Madrid in order to deliver critically-needed mask supplies to the Spanish health system.

AgNeo is Airbus’s new integrated solution for precision agriculture, offering best-in-class services from Airbus for deriving in-season actionable information utilising satellite imagery. From timely directed scouting alerts to advanced biophysical parameters, Airbus has the reliable crop imaging solutions you need. Learn more about AgNeo: https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/monitoring-services-for-agriculture/#agneo #webinaire #podcast #productlaunch #webinair #launch #agneolaunch #agneowebinaire #agneowebinair

📖 In this tutorial, learn how to get access to the add-in and use OneAtlas within ArcMap. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

📖 In this tutorial, learn how to use code to get satellite imagery quicklooks, and use data from OneAtlas. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

📖 In this tutorial, see how to get started and create an API key to start accessing OneAtlas Data. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

📖 In this tutorial, learn how to use OneAtlas Data to stream imagery into a GIS including ArcGIS and QGIS. #space #satelliteimagery #satellite

A400M MSN 100 is equipped with key components at the Seville final assembly line’s Station 20 – including installation of its power plant, composed of four engines and auxiliary power unit, plus the furnishing.

The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. First dry contacts of this flight test took place in December 2019 and were achieved using a closed ramp configuration, 100ft hose and remote vision system. The wet contacts, conducted out of Seville, Spain, took place in January 2020, between one Airbus C295 aircraft in tanker configuration and a Spanish Air Force C295 acting as receiver at flight speeds between 100-130 knots.

Solar Orbiter will investigate in unprecedented detail how our Sun creates and controls the heliosphere, the bubble of space filled with particles and fields in which our own Earth orbits. The selected mission profile and instrumentation package will enable for the first time: • Exploration of the uncharted innermost regions of the solar system • Close up observation of the Sun (at a perihelion orbital distance of 0.28 AU or ~59 solar radii above the surface of the Sun), allowing extended observation of the solar surface through an orbital angular velocity close to that of the Sun • Imaging of the Sun’s polar regions from heliographic latitudes in excess of 25° (climbing to in excess of 33° in the Extended Mission Phase) The unique and unprecedented vantage point of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft will allow scientists to learn more about our home star and usher in the next era of solar science. https://www.airbus.com/space/space-exploration/solar-orbiter.html #Space #SpaceExploration #Sun

The Bartolomeo platform, attached to the European Columbus Module of the International Space Station (ISS), is the station’s newest payload hosting platform as an all-in-one mission service: this includes technical support in preparing the payload, launch and installation, operations and data transfer as well as an optional return to Earth. The platform can host up to 12 different payload slots, also providing them with a power supply and data transmission back to Earth. https://www.airbus.com/space/space-infrastructures/bartolomeo.html

In this video of OneAtlas, get to know our digital platform from a new perspective. François Lombard, Director of Intelligence Business at Airbus and our partner James Crawford, CEO and founder of Orbital Insight, provide details and feedback around the 3 main pillars of OneAtlas which include Data, Analytics and Thematic Services. More info: https://oneatlas.airbus.com/

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The A400M for the Luxembourg Armed Forces has rolled out of the paint shop marking a new milestone of MSN 104. Did you know that this aircraft will also be operated by the Belgian Air Force?

Check out the build-up and final preparations for Canada's first C295. The final assembly of C295 is performed at Airbus' San Pablo industrial facility in Seville, Spain For more information about C295 FWSAR: https://www.airbus.com/defence/c295/C295FWSAR.html Check out the First...

Using visual information to land precisely and safely on the Moon. Demonstration of the technology with helicopter test flights. More info: https://www.airbus.com/space/space-exploration/vision-based-navigation.html #moon #vbn #navigation #landing

The challenges of guiding satellites in deep-space with limited knowledge about the environment and limited processing power. More info: https://www.airbus.com/space/space-exploration/vision-based-navigation.html #vbn #space #gps #vision #navigation #exploration #moon #lunar #landing #mars #sample #return

CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOplanet Satellite) was developed to understand the make-up of exoplanets that orbit nearby stars. It will accomplish this by seeking out small planets that are similar to Earth and studying them in great detail, with the aim of verifying whether some could support life. CHEOPS will focus its attention on the gleam of known stars, detecting the decrease that occurs when a planet passes in front of it. This will help CHEOPS precisely measure the size of the planet, as well as determine what it is made of. Once a planet’s mass is known, the density can then be calculated – giving an idea of its internal structure, formation and evolution. The 300kg spacecraft will have an operational lifetime of at least 3.5 years and is to perform its mission from a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth at an altitude of 700 km. CHEOPS’ lift-off aboard a Soyuz launcher is targeted for mid-December from the Spaceport in French Guiana. https://www.airbus.com/space/space-exploration/cheops.html #cheops #space #exoplanets

Once at the Seville final assembly line’s first outdoor station – Station 30 – A400M MSN 100 will undergo tests that cannot be carried out indoors for safety reasons.

25 years of Eurofighter, from its upcoming capabilities right up to LTE (Long Term Evolution) and FCAS (Future Combat Air System). See the Eurofighter in action! More info: https://www.airbus.com/defence/eurofighter.html