The most comprehensive portfolio
Offering the most comprehensive range of Earth Observation satellite systems on the market today, Airbus provides the right satellite for every customer: Whether they need a weather-independent data source, high-frequency revisits, very-high-resolution imagery or even all of the above in a single system: we have the perfect solution!
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Optical earth observation satellites
GO3S
Permanent Surveillance from Space
GO3S is a concept for a geostationary Earth observation satellite system with an outstanding responsiveness. Fixed over a selected target region, it operates independent of any orbital constraints and can provide real-time video from space as well as moving object detection for security, defence and environment purposes, to name just a few.
AstroBus-S
Perfect Combination of Compactness and Performance
Perfect for very-high resolution (VHR) applications, this Earth Observation satellite combines the advantages of a low-mass system with the strong performance of a larger platform. This brand-new satellite is a highly attractive option.
Read all about how an AstroBus-S was built and launched for the Peruvian Space Agency.
AstroBus-L
Flightproven Experience and Extremely High-Resolution
The largest optical satellite of our portfolio, featuring operational capacities for civilian and military applications and an extremely high performance for an unrivalled Earth observation capability. AstroBus-L is a success in a number of top-of-the-class Earth observation missions.
Radar earth observation satellites
Xpress
Constellation-ready SAR-System for Optimized Site Monitoring
This highly effective synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite system is particularly suitable for surveillance applications in a constellation concept. Featuring very-high resolution and large-area coverage capacities, this system excels in performance for intelligence and surveillance applications.
Next Generation of Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites will see the World in Colour
HybridSAR
Next Generation of Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites will see the World in Colour
The HybridSAR satellite can acquire imagery down to 25cm resolution, with a tremendous image quality, thanks to the huge sensitivity and high gain performances of its reflector. The platform is very stable and its position is well known at any point in time allowing high quality SAR interferometry measurements for surface movements and coherence change detection.
Satellite imagery
15. Neuseeland, Mt. Egmont (Taranaki) Radardaten zeigen Landnutzung durch Landwirtschaft und Tourismus Eindrucksvoll präsentiert sich der beinahe runde Vulkankegel des Mount Egmont auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands. Die Form dieses Vulkans besteht in dieser Ausprägung vermutlich erst seit rund 10.000 Jahren, auch seine Höhe von 2518 Metern hat er erst damals erreicht. Lavaströme von älteren Ausbrüchen bedecken einen Großteil der Umgebung, sie erstrecken sich über etwa 25 Kilometer in Richtung Ozean und formen eine ringförmige, gut sichtbare Ebene. Der Name, den die Maori diesem Berg gegeben haben, lautet Taranaki , was soviel bedeutet wie ohne Vegetation . Noch vor wenigen tausend Jahren waren die tiefer gelegenen Ebenen vollständig von dichten Wäldern bedeckt. Heute gibt es nur noch an den Hängen des Taranaki die Urwälder des Egmont-Nationalparks mit ihrer reichhaltigen Flora und Fauna. Die Umgebung wird von intensiv genutztem Weideland dominiert. Auf dem Gipfel befinden sich einige Schneefelder, allerdings keine Gletscher. Im Sommer ist die Spitze häufig vollständig eisfrei, während im Winter auf dem kleinen Manganui-Skifeld Wintersport betrieben werden kann. © DLR Aufnahmedatum: 15. Juli 2007, 07:07 UTC Originalauflösung: 3 Meter (Bilddarstellung reduziert) Modus: Stripmap Mode; Polarisation: VV
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Sentinel-6, built by Airbus (Friedrichshafen/Germany) will provide high accuracy altimetry for measuring global sea-surface height, primarily for operational oceanography and for climate studies. It is a cooperative mission developed in partnership between Europe (EU, ESA and EUMETSAT) and the U.S. (NOAA and NASA). It is planned for launch in 2020.
