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ABOUT HISDESAT

2.1 The Company

Since the year 2005 we have been providing secure

communication services via satellite for governmental
bodies of diverse countries and we are currently

developing new satellite constellations for the

observation of Earth and maritime traffic information

via satellite (AIS). HISDESAT was set up as international

commercial supplier of satellite communication services
on X-Band and Ka-Band, for exclusively governmental

applications, within both military and civilian fields.

13 Key elements

We herewith highlight some of the relevant
factors upon which the company’s strategy
is based:

 Shareholders of an institutional nature. Important presence of
the Public Sector and the principal Spanish companies within
the aerospace industry.

 Strategic value of the programmes developed by the company.

 Diffusion of dual use advanced technologies.

 Returns of high technological value for Spanish industry.

 Creation of highly technologically qualified jobs.

 Development of programmes through public-private
partnerships (PPP).

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