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Showing posts with label HISPASAT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HISPASAT. Show all posts

Aug 6, 2018

Thales, Airbus Are in Talks to Build Spain's New Spy Satellites

Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat is in talks with Airbus and Thales about an order to build two military communication satellites for the Spanish government.
Spain’s industry ministry last week approved a 750 million-euro ($880 million) loan for Hisdesat to finance the replacement satellites while the defense ministry is ready to pay 1.4 billion euros over a period of 15 years from 2023 as the new satellites’ most important client.
The satellites will have resilience to nuclear events and interference, and will comply with NATO and EU requirements.
Hisdesat’s biggest investor is satellite operator Hispasat SA with 43 percent and the Spanish defense ministry has 30 percent, according to the company’s website. Airbus Defense & Space has a 15 percent stake, while Indra Sistemas SA and Sener are smaller equity holders. The company’s biggest customers after Spain are the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon.
Hisdesat is putting in place a new generation of satellites at a time when Spain is leading the development of an EU-wide command system that will allow troops from the bloc to communicate without relying on third-party contractors or local capabilities. It’s also heading up a project to pool government satellites that could also contribute to the new system.
bloomberg

Dec 29, 2010

Éxito en el lanzamiento del sexto satélite Hispasat



Un cohete Ariane-5 ha despegado de la base de Kurú, en la Guayana francesa, para poner en órbita el satélite de telecomunicaciones español Hispasat 1E.
La lanzadera empezó el vuelo a las 21.27 GMT (22.27 hora peninsular española), al inicio de la ventana temporal de tres cuartos de hora que se había fijado, sin que se viera afectado por ningún incidente.
El martes, toda la operación tuvo que ser suspendida a pocos minutos del despegue por razones meteorológicas y pospuesta 24 horas.
El Ariane-5 ascendió verticalmente durante doce segundos, poco antes del inicio de las maniobras que conducían a la separación del Hispasat 1E al cabo de 27 minutos y 27 segundos.
Se trata del sexto satélite español lanzado por cohetes del consorcio europeo Arianespace, que ya se ocupó de la puesta en órbita del Hispasat 1A en 1992 y del Hispasat 1B.
elmundo.es