SpaceX <\/b>launched the communications satellite SpainSat NG I on Wednesday, Jan. 29. for Hisdesat<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The Falcon 9 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 8:34 p.m. ET., launching the satellite to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). This was the 21st and final flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster.<\/p>\n
Airbus Defence & Space <\/b>and Thales Alenia Space<\/b> led the execution and construction of SpainSat NG I. The satellite was based on the Airbus Eurostar Neo platform.The two companies also constructed a twin satellite, SpainSat NG II, which is set to launch in the fall. <\/p>\n
The SpainSat NG satellites will replace the current Hisdesat communications satellites, Spainsat and XTAR-EUR. <\/p>\n
The SpainSat NG I is set to provide services to the Spanish Armed Forces, international organizations and governments of allied countries, starting in the second half of 2025. The services will include: command of Armed Forces operations over two thirds of the Earth\u2019s surface, communication capability in areas lacking infrastructure and secure governmental communications in any operational environment.<\/p>\n
Hisdesat said the X-Band active antenna system, comprising both receive and transmit antennas, is a key feature of the satellite. In the launch broadcast, Hisdesat CEO Miguel Angel Garcia Primo commented: \u201cSomething as complex as the DRAs [dielectric resonator antennas] in X-band, an active antenna that can move the beams electronically and can configure the beam electronically without any movement is what makes this satellite the most advanced one in Europe today.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the prime contractor, Airbus Defence and Space designed, integrated and tested the satellite at the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France. Airbus in Spain developed the X-band transmit and receive active antenna system, providing the functionality equivalent to 16 traditional antennas. Thales was responsible for the ultra high frequency (UHF) and military Ka-band payloads and the integration of the communication module.<\/p>\n
The technologies on the SpainSat NG I were developed as part of the Pacis 3 ESA-Hisdesat Partnership through the European Space Agency (ESA) ARTES programme, supported by the Spanish Space Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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