Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos S.A
Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos S.A. is a Spanish government satellite services operator founded in 2001, primarily serving the defense, security, intelligence, and foreign affairs sectors. As a satellite service provider, Hisdesat offers secure governmental satellite communications using X, Ka, and UHF bands, and operates the PAZ radar Earth observation satellite. Key partners and customers include the Spanish Ministry of Defense, ESA, Airbus Defence and Space, and various governmental agencies internationally, including the U.S. Department of Defense through its XTAR LLC partnership. Hisdesat's activities include satellite operation, secure communication services, and earth observation. Keywords associated with Hisdesat are government satellite services, secure communications, earth observation, PAZ satellite, SpainSat NG, and X-band/Ka-band services.
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Hisdesat remains committed to the strategic goals of the SpainSat NG program and to providing the planned services.
Hisdesat initiated a request for quotation for a replacement satellite designated SpainSat NG III.
Hisdesat is fully insured against this type of incident, so the incident will not result in economic damage for Hisdesat.
On 16 January, Hisdesat determined that the space particle that struck SpainSat NG II was estimated to have been only millimetres in size, to have weighed a few grams, and that its very high velocity and the impact location caused non-recoverable damage.
Hisdesat operates SpainSat NG II on behalf of the Spanish Armed Forces.
Hisdesat assessed that SpainSat NG II’s highly eccentric orbit does not pose any risk or interference to existing or future space missions.
The satellites in the Satcom-SpainSat NG Program have been manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space through their French and Spanish subsidiaries under a contract signed by Hisdesat.
Hisdesat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense, has initiated the bidding process for the SpainSat NG III satellite to replace SpainSat NG II.
Indra Company and Hisdesat are preparing a request for quotation (RFQ) to replace the SpainSat NG 2 satellite after a failure in December.
Indra Group and Hisdesat are preparing an industry bid process for a replacement satellite.
Hisdesat has approved the construction of the SpainSat-NG III satellite to replace SpainSat-NG II.
The incident occurred at a distance of 50,000 kilometers from Earth, prompting Indra Group, the owner of Hisdesat, to implement a contingency plan to prevent any effects on the Ministry of Defense and its clients.
Hisdesat has implemented a contingency plan to ensure that the Ministry of Defense and other clients are not affected by the incident.
Hisdesat remains committed to the strategic objectives of the SpainSat NG program and the provision of the planned services.
Indra Group, as the majority partner of Hisdesat, reports that the SpainSat NG II satellite has suffered the impact of a space particle during its journey to its final orbital position.
The SpainSat NG II satellite is owned by Hisdesat and was launched on October 23 from Cape Canaveral.
The satellites in the Satcom-SpainSat NG Program have been manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space through their French and Spanish subsidiaries under a contract signed by Hisdesat.
The Spainsat NG program, managed by Hisdesat, represents a critical infrastructure investment valued at over €2 billion.
Indra Group is the majority partner of Spanish operator Hisdesat.
In 2019, Hisdesat selected a consortium led by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to build two satellites for Spain’s SPAINSAT NG programme.