OHB secures €554 million ESA contract for next-generation Sentinel-3 Topography Mission

OHB System AG has been awarded a €554 million contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography mission. This mission, part of the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation program, will involve two identical satellites. OHB will serve as the prime contractor, leading a European industrial consortium in developing the spacecraft and their onboard instruments.