OHB System AG, a subsidiary of the space technology group OHB SE, has been selected as the main partner of Spanish space company GMV for the development and assembly of four satellites and the associated payloads for the LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit - Positioning Navigation Timing) navigation satellite programme. The contract between the client ESA (European Space Agency) and GMV was signed this week in Paris. OHB is working on this mission as a subcontractor to GMV: OHB’s share of the total contract is valued at around EUR 38 million.

OHB prime contractor for development and assembly of the LEO-PNT navigation demonstration satellites

OHB is contributing to the LEO-PNT programme the expertise that it gained from the European Galileo navigation satellite programme.