Commercial Earth Observation with Small Satellites at OHB-System

OHB-System, located in Bremen, Germany, is a mid-sized company mainly active in the fields of space, wireless communication and environmental technology. This paper covers the OHB activities in the field of Earth observation with small satellites. It describes the advanced technology approaches of the company in the low-cost and user dedicated design and development of small satellites for earth science derived commercial oriented Earth observation approaches. The paper gives an overview on the activities and long term strategy of OHBSystem concerning the development of Earth observation capabilities in Germany

A Spaceborne Wind Sounder Lidar (SBL)

This paper presents a commercial oriented SpaceBorne wind sounder LIDAR (SBL) system, which is designed for advanced remote sensing purposes. The main objectives of SBL are the measurement of wind velocities, by measuring its Doppler shifted reflection from the various atmospheric layers. This represents a unique way to map the three dimensional wind field around the globe