HELSINKI — OHB Sweden has won a record contract for Sweden's space sector to build 20 satellites to boost Europe's weather forecasting and climate monitoring capabilities.
The contract, signed March 18 between the European Space Agency and OHB Sweden on behalf of EUMETSAT, covers the development and production of 20 small satellites for the EUMETSAT Polar System – Sterna (EPS-Sterna) program. Worth 248 million euros ($287 million), it is described as Sweden's largest satellite contract.
EPS-Sterna will consist of three generations of six satellites, with two additional spares. The initial constellation of six satellites is scheduled to launch in 2029. These will operate in sun-synchronous polar orbits at an altitude of 595 kilometers.
