OHB : Corporate Report 2024

SPACE FOR YOU

S PA C E F O R Y O U | O H B a t a g l a n c e

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01 OHB at a glance Values / Milestones

06 SPACE SYSTEMS

Celestial bodies: Danger from outer space / Hera mission / Meteosat Third Generation

18 AEROSPACE

Flying high: MT Aerospace / Paving the way into space

24 DIGITAL

Satellite operations: Heinrich Hertz mission / Observing the environment from a distance

30 About us

Locations / Career / Contact

"We utilize space to find answers to the complex

questions of our time"

In recent years, space has become increasingly relevant for under­ standing the complex interrelationships on and around our planet. With decades of industry experience, we are able to offer solu­ tions along the entire value chain of the space industry and to democratize access to space-based knowledge, services and products. In short: We imbue the guiding principle high­ lighted in this magazine with life - SPACE FOR YOU.

this end, OHB is divided into the three business segments: SPACE SYSTEMS, AEROSPACE and DIGITAL. In this brochure, we invite you to join us on a journey through the world of OHB, in which we introduce you to the segments by describing selected activities. Of course, we also let the people who are the most important factor in our success - our employees - do some of the talking. It is our team of over 3,000 people who work day in, day out to make space usable for us all.

Marco Fuchs, CEO

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Our values

OHB is unique in terms of its origin, current scale and ­ diversity: We have developed out of a five-strongBremen-based hydraulics company into one of Europe's leading independent space technology groups.

Our success comes from our courage, unconventional ideas, above-average commitment and unique teamwork.

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Self-initiative, responsibility and expertise

Over the years, this expertise has triggered strong growth. In strengthening our organizational structures, we have made sure that all teams can continue to act courageously, resolutely and independently. Decisions are made by those who are the closest to the matter in question. With our open corporate culture, we promote precisely the degree of initiative, courage and willingness to take risks needed to successfully break new ground in space.

Courage, ideas and visions

Reliability and freedom

Starting up a space technology company was anything but an ordinary idea over 40 years ago. The projects were complex and large, the competition strong. Yet, with a high level of personal commitment and a healthy dose of diligence, tenacity and courage, the team headed by the founding Fuchs family took on the task of breaking down old structures and making space systems smaller and more efficient. Even today, this pioneering spirit can still be felt across all the Group companies.

Developer culture and team spirit

Satellites, launchers and space systems are not produced on the assembly line, but are sophisticated, handmade systems that incorporate the expertise and creativity of many intelligent minds. Our greatest asset is undoubtedly our dedicated, multicultural team. Every single employee contributes their special knowledge and unique skills. We inspire each other and create groundbreaking systems together.

Regardless of the vision and the occasionally rapid growth impulses one thing has never changed at OHB: We have remained a family-run company for more than four decades. This means clarity, stability and reliability for our team and our customers. Driven by the trust built up over the years and the range of our skills, we will continue to grow and take on responsibility for larger programs. We leverage this freedom to implement our own, socially relevant ideas.

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Milestones

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(→ 01) 1980s

ONE SMALL STEP FOR A SINGLE PERSON

Christa Fuchs acquired Otto Hydraulik Bremen, OHB for short, in 1981. At that time, it had five employees who repaired electrical and hydraulic marine systems for the German federal armed forces. She employed the first engineers and experts, thus laying the foundations for OHB SE's growth. Her husband, space pioneer Manfred Fuchs, joined the company in the middle of the decade with his idea and vision of offering satellites that are significantly smaller and more cost-effective but offer superior performance.

(→ 02) 1994

SATELLITES AND ENTRY INTO TELECOMMUNICATIONS BremSat was the first satellite made by OHB to be launched. It showed that satellites could also be small and inexpensive. At the same time, the two in-houseSAFIR satellites, with which OHB entered the telecommunications and telematics market, were developed.

(→ 03) 1995

GROWTH AND THE ENTRY OF THE NEXT GENERATION Telematics and the expansion of space business brought attorney Marco Fuchs into his parents' still small high-techcompany.

(→ 04) 2001

THE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH: IPO AND SAR-LUPE

By the time OHB successfully went public, Manfred Fuchs and his team were working on a project that was destined to be

a breakthrough for the company: the SAR-Lupe reconnaissance system. The overall concept proved convincing, as a result of which OHB was awarded the contract worth around EUR 320 million - ten times its annual revenues at the time.

(→ 05) 2000s

GROWTH THROUGH ACQUISITIONS AND START-UPS

Acquisitions and start-ups in Germany and Europe generated further growth. For OHB, this results in the entry into the launch vehicle and telescope business, the acquisition of a 10-percent work share in the European Ariane 5 program and the development of its own geostationary satellite platform SmallGEO.

(→ 06) 2010

FURTHER BIG-TICKET PROJECTS GAINED

Defying many industry experts' expectations, OHB was awarded the contract for the full first tranche of 14 satellites for the new European Galileo navigation system. Over the following years, a further 20 satellites were ordered successively. Together with Thales Alenia Space, OHB achieved another sensation, when the consortium gained the contract for the MTG weather satellite program.

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SAR-LUPE FOLLOWED BY SARAH

The SAR-Lupe reconnaissance system is running very successfully, but as with all satellites, its service life is ­inherently limited. Accordingly, OHB was commissioned with the development of SARah to ensure the availability of a replacement system.

(→ 08) 2017

GREEN LIGHT FOR ANOTHER RECONNAISSANCE PROJECT OHB signed the contract for the development of a further reconnaissance system. With a budget of up to EUR 400 mil- lion, this system is to be used for global electro-opticalreconnaissance.

(→ 09) 2019

ASCENT TO BECOME A BILLION-EURO GROUP

A significant economic milestone was announced at the

­annual press conference, when the OHB Group's total revenues reached EUR 1 billion for the first time in 2018.

(→ 10) 2020

PRIME CONTRACTOR IN THE COPERNICUS PROGRAM Conducting studies to extend the European Copernicus Earth observation program paid off, when OHB was selected as prime contractor for the CO2M mission and as subcontractor for the CHIME and CIMR missions. The purpose of the CO2M satellites is to measure for the first time the quantity of climate-damagingcarbon dioxide that is actually released into the atmosphere as a result of human activities.

(→ 11) 2022

EnMAP LAUNCHED

ENMAP, the first hyperspectral satellite to be developed and built in Germany, was launched and has been providing data in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation since then. In developing the hyperspectral instrument, OHB performed pioneering technical work,

simultaneously­mastering a level of complexity unprece­ dented in its history.

(→ 12) 2023

PAVING THE WAY TO BECOMING THE LEADING PROVIDER OF SPACE SOLUTIONS IN EUROPE

OHB signed an investment agreement with KKR, under which the investor will be acting as a strategic minority investor in order to support OHB in implementing its growth strategy. The Fuchs family will retain permanent control of the company.

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GREENER, MORE SECURE

AND MORE CONNECTED

Environmental and weather satellites

Reconnaissance satellites

Space safety missions

Telecommunications and

navigation satellites

CURIOUS AND ASPIRING

Science and exploration

missions

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"I am incredibly proud to have had the ­privilege of working on projects such as Galileo and MTG.

When I track the satellites via an app and know that I built these satellites, it gives me an ­incredible feeling.

We are a diverse team of tech enthusiasts­who take on challenges, who are brave and who do great things together."

Jean Lorenz

Head of E-AIT, OHB System AG

In the SPACE SYSTEMS segment, we develop space systems for all applications. The satellites or probes not only provide a reliable and readily available source of data for assessing climatic changes on the Earth or for navigation, but also form the infrastructure for secure data transmissions that can be used for a wide variety of communication applications. They also focus their attention on our solar system and beyond: Our satellites, probes and telescopes allow us to better understand the diverse interrelationships in the universe and identify potentially dangerous objects so that we can take precautions for our planet in the future.

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Confusion can easily arise in the realm of celestial bodies

Artist's impression of a "Flyeye" telescope. The telescopes built by OHB Italia S.p.A. can automatically scan the night sky for potential ­dangers such as asteroids.

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