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Airbus Defence & Space

Taufkirchen, Bavaria, Germany · Space · Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms · Subsidiary · airbus.com

Airbus Defence & Space builds and integrates satellite platforms, including the SpainSat NG 2 platform and 66 platforms for the IRIS² constellation.

Space 100 · rank 8 · score 85 →Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Airbus Defence & Space is the space division of Airbus SE, a full-line prime with the OneSat software-defined GEO line, EO systems, and a launch stake via ArianeGroup, and winner of Eutelsat OneWeb's 440-satellite next-generation constellation order. It is party to the Airbus/Leonardo/Thales space-merger MoU (late 2025, Project Bromo class), whose fate is the biggest single variable in European space industrial structure. Figures are group- or division-scoped (a dedicated filings pass owed).

Latest signals

  • Airbus Defence and Space received a contract to build two additional next-generation Galileo satellites.Space24
  • Solar Orbiter traced a solar-wind magnetic switchback to the Sun’s surface.ESA Top News
  • ESA’s Solar Orbiter traced a solar-wind magnetic switchback to the Sun’s surface.ESA Top News
  • Airbus delivered 32 next-generation OneWeb satellites to Eutelsat.Satellite Evolution
  • Airbus Defence and Space completed the first 32 satellites for Eutelsat OneWeb’s refresh program.Via Satellite

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Facts, with sources

  • Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space and RADMOR signed an agreement to develop Poland’s geostationary defense telecommunications satellitePartnership · Thales Alenia Space
  • Eutelsat awarded European contractors satellite and payload contracts for the IRIS² constellationContract · Payload
  • Airbus Defence and Space selected to build and integrate 66 IRIS2 low Earth orbit satellitesContract · European Spaceflight
  • Orders placed for all 348 satellite platforms planned for the IRIS2 constellationContract · European Spaceflight

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials10
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Platforms

12Thales Alenia Space · 82.520Muon Space · 8122K2 Space · 80.523Millennium Space Systems · 8026The Exploration Company · 79.528Redwire · 79

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Categories

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Questions this page answers

What does Airbus Defence & Space do?

Airbus Defence & Space builds and integrates satellite platforms, including the SpainSat NG 2 platform and 66 platforms for the IRIS² constellation. Airbus Defence & Space is the space division of Airbus SE, a full-line prime with the OneSat software-defined GEO line, EO systems, and a launch stake via ArianeGroup, and winner of Eutelsat OneWeb's 440-satellite next-generation constellation order. It is party to the Airbus/Leonardo/Thales space-merger MoU (late 2025, Project Bromo class), whose fate is the biggest single variable in European sp

Where does Airbus Defence & Space rank in space?

Airbus Defence & Space ranks 8 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 85 out of 100, in Platforms (Satellites & spacecraft). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Airbus Defence & Space's peers in Platforms?

Thales Alenia Space (rank 12), Muon Space (rank 20), K2 Space (rank 22), Millennium Space Systems (rank 23), The Exploration Company (rank 26), Redwire (rank 28).

Where is Airbus Defence & Space based and when was it founded?

Airbus Defence & Space is based in Taufkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. Stage: Subsidiary.

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