DGAP-News: OHB AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous OHB AG: OHB completes integration of the first geostationary communications satellite 'Hispasat Advanced Generation 1' 18.02.2015 / 12:03 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bremen, February 18, 2015. Developed and built by OHB System, the "Hispasat Advanced Generation 1" ("Hispasat AG1") geostationary communications satellite left the integration hall in Bremen yesterday evening. After successful system testing at the end of the integration phase in Bremen, the environmental impact testing campaign is now to commence. Hispasat AG1 will undergo this testing over the next few weeks at the space center operated by IABG in Ottobrunn near Munich. During environmental impact testing, the satellite is placed in a thermal vacuum chamber, where its functions are tested under space conditions in both heat and cold and in vacuums. Further functional testing entails the simulation of mechanical and also electro-magnetic strain on the satellite. As the prime contractor, OHB is responsible for the overall satellite system, integration of the satellite, in-orbit testing and start-up. In addition, it will provide real-time support during the satellite's entire 15-year service life. Spanish communications service provider and satellite operator Hispasat will be using Hispasat AG1 to supply Spain and Portugal, the Canary Islands and America with multimedia services. It is the first satellite to use Europe's new SmallGEO platform, developed through a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and OHB. About OHB System: OHB System AG is one of the three leading space companies in Europe. It belongs to listed high-tech group OHB AG, where around 2,000 specialists and executives work on key European space programs. With two strong sites in Bremen and Munich and more than three decades of experience, OHB System specializes in high-tech solutions for space, science and industry. Contact: Investor Relations Martina Lilienthal Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-720 Fax: +49 421 - 2020-613 E-Mail: martina.lilienthal@ohb.de Corporate Communications Martin Stade Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-620 Fax: +49 421 - 2020-9898 E-Mail: martin.stade@ohb.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.02.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: OHB AG Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 8 28359 Bremen Germany Phone: +49 (0)421 2020 8 Fax: +49 (0)421 2020 613 E-mail: ir@ohb.de Internet: www.ohb.de ISIN: DE0005936124 WKN: 593612 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 324545 18.02.2015
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