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OHB AG: CGS signs contract for the realization of the MWI
11.11.2014 / 14:08
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November 10, 2014 - CGS SpA Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio, a subsidiary
of OHB AG (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard), has signed a contract with
Airbus DS GmbH for the realization of the MicroWave Imager (MWI) instrument
for the MetOp Second Generation satellites.
The MicroWave Imager is a sophisticated instrument that will be installed
on board the Satellite B series and provide Europe's National
Meteorological Services and, by extension, the international users and
Science Community, with unprecedented and high-value data for
meteorological and climate monitoring.
By signing this contract, which has a total volume of EUR 134 million, CGS
will assume responsibility for the design and the development of the MWI
instrument, from Phase B2 to the final in-orbit verification of three
flight models, to be supplied to Airbus DS GmbH, the prime contractor of
the MetOp-SG Satellite B.
"With today's signature, CGS joins the Metop SG programme as responsible
for one of the most important instruments of the satellite", said Roberto
Aceti, Managing Director of CGS. "This places our company as one of the
keyplayers for the success of the project. All European citizens will
benefit from unprecedented scientific information that will be provided by
MWI with extremely high radiometric accuracy leading to the outstanding
improvement of weather forecasts and a better understanding of climate
changes."
The MetOp-SG satellites will constitute the space segment of the EUMETSAT
Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) programme that consists of two
series of satellites, the "Satellite A" and "Satellite B", with a nominal
baseline of three units each. The MetOp-SG satellites are being developed
as a cooperative undertaking between the European Space Agency (ESA) and
EUMETSAT.
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CGS SpA - Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio is a leading company in Italy in
the field of space systems design, development and integration. The company
is part of OHB AG, a European space and technology group that currently
employs over 2,000 people in two business units: "Space Systems" and
"Aerospace and Industrial products". Founded in 1981, CGS SpA has its
headquarters in Milan and some centres of excellence in Italy.
Contact:
Investor Relations
Martina Lilienthal
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-720
Fax: +49 421 - 2020-613
E-Mail: martina.lilienthal@ohb.de
Corporate Communications
Martin Stade
Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-620
Fax: +49 421 - 2020-9898
E-Mail: martin.stade@ohb.de
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Language: English
Company: OHB AG
Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 8
28359 Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)421 2020 8
Fax: +49 (0)421 2020 613
E-mail: ir@ohb.de
Internet: www.ohb.de
ISIN: DE0005936124
WKN: 593612
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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