Societas Europaea | |
Industry | Technology |
Headquarters | Bremen, Germany |
Number of locations
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10 |
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Products | Spacecraft |
Website | ohb.de |
Footnotes / references |
OHB SE is a European multinational technology corporation. Headquartered in Bremen, Germany, the corporation consists of the two business divisions Space Systems and Aerospace + Industrial Products. A key product of the corporation is fully integrated spacecraft. At present OHB is the third largest corporation in Europe's space sector.
The company OHB System AG is a major constituent of the OHB corporation. This company was founded in 1958 as a marine systems outfitter. However the activities of the company shifted toward space technology in the 1980s after the couple Christa Fuchs and Manfred Fuchs took over ownership of the company.
The company has been working on numerous prestigious national German and international projects related to small satellites, manned space flight as well as security and reconnaissance technologies.
Coordinates: 53°06′01″N 8°51′25″E / 53.10028°N 8.85694°E