Page 57 - hisdeSAT annual report 2011

TECHNICAL ACTIVITY

5.3 Industrial returns

The participation of national industry in the direct

and indirect returns of the National Programme of

Governmental Communications by satellite, has been and
is very significant. Returns relating to the manufacture of

the SpainSat satellite alone represent 88.7 million dollars

in work completed by the Spanish aerospace industry

over the course of 9 years.

Paz satellite
Given that the communications system used The most significant developments were:
a non-European satellite for the first time,
the Spanish companies participating in the • EADS CASA Espacio developed parabolic
54 SpainSat programme have had to adapt to reflectors, feeders and bobbins on mili- 55 • INDRA developed the ground stations for
new and different criteria of competitive- tary X and Ka bands. Through HISDESAT, the control of the SpainSat satellite on X
ness. This has meant that almost the en- the IRMA antenna was recertified. and S bands, as well as the planning and
tirety of the equipment made and charged • SENER developed the attachment and di- monitoring system for HISDESAT’s satellite
to the direct or indi- rection mechanisms for the adjustable carriers.
antennae.
Direct returns rect returns of the pro- • RYMSA developed the antennae for the • GMV developed the orbital dynamics sys-
gramme
have
tem for HISDESAT.
been
from the HISDESAT classified as new devel- control of the satellite on S band, as well In relation to the indirect returns associ-
opments, which have
as filters, couplers, hybrids and wave
programme added technological and • GMV developed the satellite control ated with the satellite manufacturing pro-
guides on the military X and Ka bands.
gramme, in the year 2011 they exceeded
competitive capability to
associated with the the Spanish aerospace centre. the figure of 54.7 million dollars (accrued).
industry. The most significant developments were:
manufacture of the Additionally, and in relation to direct re- • AST SL continued with the maintenance of
The direct returns as- turns from the Hisdesat programme associ- • RYMSA developed filters, couplers, diplex- ground software previously developed.
SpainSat satellite, sociated with the pro- ated with the manufacture of the SpainSat ers, wave guides and adaptors.
gramme for the manu- satellite, these have exceeded 15 million • Thales Alenia Space España developed TTC In total and through to 2001, the tracking
have exceeded 15 facture of the satellite euros. The most significant developments transponders group for the industrial returns of SpainSat

million euros exceeded 21.2 million were: • MIER developed LNA Low Noise Amplifiers, comprising CDTI, ISDEFE and HISDESAT, has
entered returns to the Spanish industry to
dollars. For the most
essentially on Ku band and coaxial divid-
part, they are equip- • INSA developed terrestrial stations for the ers on X Band. the value of 76 million dollars, with even
ment and components control of the Xtar - Eur satellite on X and • IBERESPACIO continued the development greater return opportunities for the national
associated with the communications pay- S bands. of small caleoducts for different satellites industry to the value of 12.7 million dollars.
load on military bands X and Ka. and provided reports on irradiance trials
of same.