Hisdesat
| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
|---|---|
| Industry | Space, communications |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Website | www |
Hisdesat (Spanish: Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos, S.A., 'Hisdesat Strategic Services') is a Spanish company created in 2001 by Hispasat (43%), Ingeniería y Servicios Aeroespaciales (30%), EADS CASA (15%, now Airbus), Indra Sistemas (7%) and SENER (5%) with initial investment of 415 million euros.
Satellites
[edit]Satellites:[1]
- Spainsat, secure communications, GEO
- XTAR-EUR, secure communications, GEO
- Paz, Earth observation, SSO, synthetic-aperture radar (SAR), X-band
- Spainsat NG I, secure communications, GEO
- Spainsat NG II, secure communications, GEO
Launched satellites
[edit]| Name | Launch date | Use | Constructor | Launch system | Orbital position | Transponders | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XTAR-EUR[2] | 12 February 2005 | Military use | Space Systems/Loral | Ariane 5 | 29° East | 12 X band transponders | Europe, Middle East, southwest Asia, eastern Brazil, Horn of Africa |
| Spainsat[2] | 11 March 2006 | Military use | Space Systems / Loral | Ariane 5 | 30° West | 13 X band transponders and 1 Ku band transponder | Europe, North Africa, America |
| Paz (HisdeSAT)[3] | 22 February 2018[4] | Military use | Astrium Spain | Falcon 9 | SSO | X band radar | Worldwide |
| SEOSat-Ingenio[5] | 17 November 2020 | Earth observation | Airbus Defence and Space | Vega | Destroyed during the launch (VV17) | - | Worldwide |
Other sources: [6]
See also
[edit]
- Hispasat, another Spanish satellite operator
References
[edit]- ^ "hisdeSAT". Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos, SA. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Real time satellite tracking for: SPAINSAT". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions.
- ^ "Paz". space.skyrocket.de.
- ^ Europa Press: El satélite PAZ, en órbita el 30 de enero de 2018
- ^ "SEOSAT-Ingenio". space.skyrocket.de.
- ^ "Maps showing coverage of Hispasat satellites on their corporate website". Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.