Hispasat, a Spanish satellite operator owned by Indra Sistemas, is a key player in the space communications industry. It provides a range of services, including broadcasting, broadband, and data transmission, primarily serving Europe and the Americas. Hispasat also engages in innovative projects like quantum key distribution and collaborates with partners such as Thales Alenia Space, ESA, and various telecommunications companies to expand connectivity and bridge the digital divide.
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Amazonas Nexus is designed to provide high-throughput Ku-band capacity to Hispasat’s aviation, maritime, and rural broadband customers.
Amazonas Nexus is due to replace and expand the capacity of Hispasat’s Amazonas 2 satellite at 61 degrees west.
Amazonas Nexus is designed to primarily provide high-throughput Ku-band capacity to Hispasat’s aviation, maritime, and rural broadband customers.
The first stage booster supporting the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission previously launched ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1.
Hispasat is planning to use Amazonas Nexus to expand its presence in sustainability projects after investing in Spain’s largest reforestation project.
The first stage booster supporting the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission previously launched SES-22.
Amazonas Nexus is due to replace and expand the capacity of Hispasat’s Amazonas 2 satellite at 61 degrees west.
The Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.
In 2021 Hispasat took over the management and signal transport business of Media Networks Latin America, a multimedia-focused subsidiary of Telefónica.
Hispasat bought a 10.85% stake in Sylvestris, a sustainability-focused subsidiary of Repsol.
In 2022 Hispasat acquired Spain-based managed services provider AXESS Networks to bolster solutions for corporate customers in Latin America.
Hispasat launched a 100 megabit-per-second wholesale broadband service throughout the Spanish territory in 2021.
HISPASAT’s fleet features optimized coverage designed to provide high-quality, highly efficient, and readily available services in the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, northwest Africa, the Caribbean, and the coasts of the Americas.
Hispasat operates a large fleet of satellites offering services from IoT to cellular backhaul and internet distribution of Spanish-language content focused on the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America.
PODSat-1 carried four Slego modules with a radio and antenna as a hosted payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and was later deployed from a Hispasat communications satellite.
HISPASAT reached an agreement with ENTEL of Chile to extend the direct-to-home managed service until the end of 2024.
HISPASAT acquired the signal management and transportation business of Media Networks Latin America in 2021.
Hispasat agreed to acquire AXESS Networks in a deal valuing the company at $96,000,000 on 2022-03-21.
Hispasat launched a 2020–2025 growth plan after its sale to the Spanish power company Red Eléctrica in 2019.
The early fire detection system developed by HISPASAT and Pyro features ongoing fire monitoring that operates at night and enables prediction of fire evolution in adjacent forest areas.