Page 4 - hisdeSAT annual report 2011

Summary

1. PRESENTATION

Letter to shareholders 06
Presentation of the financial year 08

2. ABOUT HISDESAT

2.1 The Company 13
2.2 The HISDESAT satellite system 14
2.3 Corporate and shareholding structure 17
2.4 Professional profile and Quality 19

3. Highlights 2011

3.1 Secure communications 23
3.2 HisNorSat 25
03 3.3 The Earth Observation system 26

3.4 AIS satellite system 28

4. FULLY PERFORMING

4.1 Commercial activity and system occupation 33
4.2 Communication and promotional activities 35
4.3 Development of the Observation Programme 39
4.4 Operations 41
4.5 Communications payload management and control 44

5. TECHNICAL ACTIVITY

5.1 The satellite communications system 49
5.2 The ground control segment 53
5.3 Industrial returns 54

6. OUR FIGURES

6.1 Financial results 61
6.2 Investor activity 66

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