Hisdesat exhibits its Satellite services portfolio at IDEX 2019

• The International Defence Exhibition & Conference takes place in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from 17 to 21 February.

Madrid (Spain), February 10, 2019. The Spanish government services satellite company, Hisdesat, informs that will take part in IDEX 2019 as exhibitor in the Spanish pavilion of the exhibition area. It will display its portfolio of services, including an innovative new generation of satellites to improve and provide greater flexibility and security to communications in the bands X and military Ka, through its satellites: SpainSat and XTAR -Eur, which provide communications coverage in more than two thirds of the Earth.

It also has a system of Earth Observation consists of two satellites, PAZ and Ingenio, who use the two observation technologies, radar and optics, respectively. Both satellites allow observation of the territory for multiple applications: border control, intelligence, environmental control, protection of natural resources, military operations, international treaty verification, monitoring of the land surface urban planning, infrastructure planning, and assessment of natural disasters high-resolution mapping, among many other applications.

It also has an information system for maritime traffic satellite (AIS), which allow the location of all ships in the world, equipped with AIS. Through this new constellation of satellites can know the status of world maritime traffic in real time. This information is invaluable to the government, maritime, port authorities, and fishing. The AIS solutions fill the vacuum solutions to ensure the viability of sensitive and comprehensive concept of maritime safety and help reduce environmental impact. They are innovative applications offered from space and in the service of society.

“Middle East is a strategic market for us, which offers significant opportunities for growing and that our portfolio of satellite services in secure communications, Earth observation and AIS satellite, fits perfectly,” said Miguel Angel Panduro CEO at Hisdesat.

About Hisdesat
Hisdesat was born in 2001 as an operator of satellite government services to act fundamentally in the areas of defense, security, intelligence and external services. Since 2005, the company provides secure satellite communications services to government agencies in different countries and since September 2018, it provides Earth observation services with radar technology through the PAZ satellite, successfully launched on February 22nd. At present, the company is developing new constellations of maritime Satellite Traffic Information Satellites (AIS). More information: www.hisdesat.es

For further information:
Araceli Serrano
PR Communications Director
Tel: +34 91 4490149
aserrano@hisdesat.es