Hispasat’s 30W-6 communications satellite launched in March 2018 included more than 200 additively manufactured metal and polymer components, including 72 titanium nodes in an antenna tower nearly three times the size of JCSAT-110A’s antenna tower.
GMV supplied a control center and flight-dynamics system that Hispasat currently uses to control Amazonas 2, Amazonas 3, Amazonas 5, Hispasat 30W-5, Hispasat 30W-6, Hispasat 36W-1, and Hispasat 74W-1.
Hispasat is using a GMV-supplied control center and flight-dynamics system to control its existing fleet including Amazonas 2, Amazonas 3, Amazonas 5, Hispasat 30W-5, 30W-6, 36W-1, and 74W-1.
The antenna tower for the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite that launched in 2018 was comprised of over 200 additively manufactured parts.