Friedrichshafen

Address: Astrium GmbH
Claude-Dornier-Straße
88090 Immenstaad
Germany
Tel: + 49 (0) 7545 - 8 - 01

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For more than four decades Friedrichshafen is the lynchpin for the development and construction of satellites and instruments for scientific research in space, earth observation and meteorology. Presently the meteorological satellites of the Metop series, the German radar satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X , the mission about the Earths' gravity field investigation by Goce and the Earth´magnetic field mission Swarm ( three satellites) and the ice exploring mission Cryosat-2 as well as the infrared space telescope Herschel take shape in the integration halls by the lake. The space company is also active in ther astronomy mission GAIA. Geo-information services are provided by the Astrium subsidiary Infoterra.

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Access Plan: By Car

From München
Drive on the E54 towards Stuttgart/ Lindau. Take the A96/ E43 and then the exit towards Sigmarszell/ Scheidegg,/ Friedrichshafen. Close to Lindau, turn right to the B31 towards Friedrichshafen/ Lindau. Drive through Friedrichshafen in the direction of Immenstaad/ Meersburg/ Konstanz. At the junction close to Immenstaad turn left into the Claude-Dornier-Strasse. On the right you will find a car park.

From Stuttgart
Drive the A81 in direction of Konstanz/ Schweiz. Near Singen change to the A98 in direction of Überlingen. Then follow the B31 to Immenstaad. Pass Immenstaad ; at the first junction after the village in the direction of Markdorf/ Ravensburg turn right to the Claude-Dornier-Strasse. On the right you will find a car park.

From Zurich Airport
At the motorway junction Zurich-Nord/ 63 ( toll fee) drive to the motorway junction Zurich-Ost, on which you keep left in direction of motorway junction Brüttisellen. At the junction Winterthur-Ost keep half-right and take the A7 towards Konstanz / Kreuzlingen / Frauenfeld. After passing the swiss/ german border at Konstanz follow the B33 to Konstanz - Fähre ( Ferry) to Meersburg. The passage over lake Constance takes approx 30 minutes. Continue the drive through Meersburg and change to the B31 soon after Meersburg in direction of Lindau/ Friedrichshafen. Pass Hagnau and Immenstaad. Shortly after Immenstaad you find our site EADS Astrium on the right handside.

By Train/Bus
At the Friedrichshafen main station (Friedrichshafen Stadtbahnhof) you find taxis right in front of the station building. You can also take the bus line 7395/7394 to Überlingen which will stop directly in front of the site ( Stop: EADS). Cross the road and go through the parking area to the flat building slightly on the right, which is the visitors' reception hall.

By Plane
At the airport Friedrichshafen you can take a train to Friedrichshafen. The station is right in front of the arrival/ departure hall. The next stop you have to get off the train is called "Friedrichshafen Stadtbahnhof". Please go to "Train and Bus" for further information.

Reception
At the visitors' reception hall you will be handed over a batch and further directions.

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Friedrichshafen

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