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Hisdesat reinforces its role as a Spanish government-focused operator of satellite services through the agreement with Airbus Defence & Space.
The Hisdesat–Airbus Defence & Space alliance aligns with European priorities for strategic autonomy and strengthening space capabilities applied to security and defense.
The Hisdesat–Airbus Defence & Space alliance aims to combine future PAZ-2 satellites with existing constellations to offer integrated products with greater coverage, shorter response times, and tailored services for institutional and commercial customers.
Hisdesat’s agreement with Airbus Defence & Space reinforces Hisdesat’s position in the European Earth observation ecosystem.
Hisdesat and Airbus Defence & Space have maintained a collaboration since 2018 around the Spanish satellite PAZ and the German TerraSAR‑X / TanDEM‑X constellation.
Hisdesat and Airbus Defence & Space will jointly commercialize images and applications from the future PAZ-2 satellites.
Airbus Defence & Space contributes its global commercial network and experience operating radar constellations to the Hisdesat partnership.
Hisdesat signed a new agreement with Airbus Defence & Space for the international commercialization of images from the future PAZ-2 Earth observation satellites.
Hisdesat implemented the RFQ measure after analyzing the latest reports from the main contractor of the SpainSat NG II satellite.
Hisdesat and the Spanish Ministry of Defense have initiated a request for proposals (RFQ) process for the SpainSat NG III satellite.
Hisdesat remains committed to the strategic goals of the SpainSat NG program and to providing the planned services.
Hisdesat operates SpainSat NG II on behalf of the Spanish Armed Forces.
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 initiated a request for quotation for a replacement satellite designated SpainSat NG III.
Hisdesat assessed that SpainSat NG II’s highly eccentric orbit does not pose any risk or interference to existing or future space missions.
Hisdesat is fully insured against this type of incident, so the incident will not result in economic damage for Hisdesat.
Indra Company and Hisdesat are preparing a request for quotation (RFQ) to replace the SpainSat NG 2 satellite after a failure in December.
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 Group and Hisdesat are preparing an industry bid process for a replacement satellite.
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.