Airbus Defence and Space SAU
Airbus Space Systems Spain
Imagen
Large Hadron Collider Support Posts - 4.600 units delivered
1
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GAIA Active Antenna
2
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CHEOPS Satellite – ESA Mission for the detection of Exoplanets
3
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Cylinder for ATLAS experiment
4
Pic legend 1: Large Hadron Collider Support Posts - 4.600 units delivered
Pic legend 2: GAIA Active Antenna
Pic legend 3: CHEOPS Satellite – ESA Mission for the detection of Exoplanets
Pic legend 4: Cylinder for ATLAS experiment

General information

  • Company name
    Airbus Defence and Space SAU
  • Adress
    Calle Aviocar,2, Getafe, 28906 Madrid, Spain
  • Turnover
    141.00 million EUR in year 2023
  • Employees
    540 in year 2023
  • SME
    NO
  • Contact Info:
    • Phone
      +34914433000
    • Email
      mktg-space-systems@airbus.com

Activity and Skills

State-of-the-art space technologies:

- Prime of complete satellite systems, with fully operational in-orbit delivery.
- Microwave instruments and Active Antenna payloads for satellites
- Thermomechanical subsystems for Satellites and Launchers, including structures for
very stringent environments, reflector antennas, launcher payload adapters and multi
spacecraft dispensers

Contracts for Big Science facilities

[ESA] Land Surface and Temperature Monitoring Copernicus Mission (2020)
[OTHER] ARIANESPACE - ARIANE 6 structures (2019)
[ESA] JUICE structure, shielding and thermal subsystems (2018)
[OTHER] NASA-JPL - High Gain Antenna for Curiosity and Perseverance Mars Rovers (2018)
[ESA] CHEOPS satellite (2017)
Successfully launched in Dec 2019
[F4E] Precompresssion Rings for ITER Magnet System (2012)
[ESA] GAIA active antenna (2012)
[CERN] Large Hadron Collider Support Posts (2011)
4600 items delivered
[CERN] Cylinder for the ATLAS experiment of the LHC (2011)
[ESA] GAIA satellite structure (2010)
[OTHER - ARIANESPACE ] ARIANE 5 structures (2000 - 2022)

Relevant R&D projects

[FP7 ] -European Space Qualified Carbon Fibres and Pre-Impregnated Based Materials (EUCARBON ) (2016)

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