OHB and Arianespace reach agreement: Heinrich Hertz to be launched aboard Ariane 5

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OHB and Arianespace reach agreement: Heinrich Hertz to be launched aboard Ariane 5


It is the end of 2021: the German communications satellite and technology demonstrator Heinrich Hertz has been mounted on an Ariane 5 rocket in the final assembly hall, Batiment d'Assemblage Final (BAF), at the European Spaceport in French Guiana and is being rolled towards the launch pad, freshly fuelled. A day later, the European launcher lifts off and launches the 3.5-ton satellite into its geostationary transfer orbit as planned. To enable this future scenario to become reality, the foundations were laid with the signing of the launch contract between OHB System AG and Arianespace at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Space Administration on 14 December 2017. "Heinrich Hertz once again highlights Germany's expertise in the construction of communications satellites. By deciding to use Ariane 5, we have chosen one of our trusted partners. We expect to have excellent collaboration in this German mission," emphasised Gerd Gruppe, Member of the DLR Executive Board responsible for the Space Administration.



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