ABB – European Space Agency’s Harmony mission to rely on ABB infrared instruments

November 13, 2024
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  • ABB to develop thermal infrared (TIR) imaging instruments for two European Space Agency Harmony satellites, helping the research mission gather new data on Earth’s dynamic systems
  • ABB technologies will contribute to the advancement of climate science and the understanding and forecasting of extreme weather events
  • Combining thermal and radar imagery enables deeper insights into energy fluxes and exchange processes occurring at the ocean-atmosphere interface

 

ABB has been selected by the German space and technology company OHB System AG to develop and build the thermal infrared payloads for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Harmony satellites, planned to launch in 2029. 

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