Airbus Expands its German Satellite Building Facility / METimage: New Weather Data Every 1.7 seconds / Airbus DS Invests in Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery from 2020 Onwards

• Airbus Defence and Space invests €43 million to expand and optimise its Friedrichshafen space installations complex
• Integrated Technology Centre is a building block for future site developmenta

https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/airbus-expands-its-german-satellite-building-facility/

• DLR and Airbus Defence and Space sign 291 million euro contract for innovative meteorological instruments
• Launched on Metop-SG-A polar-orbiting weather satellites from 2021

https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/metimage-new-weather-data-every-1-7-seconds/

• Four very high-resolution (VHR) optical Earth observation satellites to be launched in 2020 and 2021 will ensure continuity of Pléiades misión
• Highly responsive dual VHR constellation will offer state-of-the art service to the Airbus Defence and Space imagery user’s community for the next decade
• Recognised operational Pléiades system features will be improved to match the market requirements expected to be the norm at the time of launch, and will deliver new applications such as business intelligence and analytics

https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/airbus-defence-and-space-invests-in-very-high-resolution-satellite-imagery-from-2020-onwards/