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HIGHTLIGHTS 2012
3.2 The Earth Observation System
In July of 2007 the National Satellite Earth Observation Programme
(PNOTS) was launched, fruit of the collaboration between the
Ministries of Defence and Industry, Tourism and Trade.
PNOTS comprises two satellites, Paz and Ingenio,
currently under development, with the two space
observation technologies, radar (SAR) and optic, re-
spectively, for both military and civilian use, being
thereby able to provide both nocturnal and diurnal im-
ages and in any meteorological conditions. HISDE-
SAT is the owner and operator of the Paz satellite,
which will provide accurate information for multiple
applications from its polar orbit around Earth. The
launch of the satellite, planned for 2014, has been
The manufacture of the Paz satellite
Paz satellite is generating
within the Spanish aerospace
industry significant returns
on the investments made
entrusted to the Russian launcher DNPER after the
signature of a contract with the Russian company
KOSMOTRAS.
Since its inception, the manufacture of the Paz sat-
ellite has been generating significant returns within
the Spanish aerospace industry for the companies Ingenio satellite
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