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4.3 Development of the Observation

Programme During 2012, and within the developmental

framework of the Ingenio satellite, assembly began on the platform

fight model and manufacture of the EQM principal load model.

In relation to the development of the Ingenio ground
segment, two important meetings were held; one was
the Ground Segment Requirement Review (GSRR)
and the other the Preliminary Design Review (PDR),
which led to significant progress with the programme.
Hisdesat maintains a close collaboration with the
CDTI and the European Space Agency (ESA) in the
monitoring of this programme in order to adapt its
services to the needs of Spanish users.

SAR radiant panel for Paz

Hisdesat maintains a close panels together with the radiant elements. With this
delivery receipt was completed of all satellite compo-
collaboration with the CDTI nents on the part of EADS-CASA, which represented

and the European Space important progress and the fulfilment of established
deadlines.
Agency (ESA)
Also during this financial year, the first communica-
tions test was successfully undertaken between the
And in relation to the other Earth Observation satel- Paz Control Centre, developed by INTA and the sat-
lite, called Paz, a series of milestones have been ellite. This test was the first of a series of trials at
recorded, which culminated in the manufacture of the global level which will permit the validation of Paz as
12 panels that constitute the SAR tool. Around the an integrated system.
middle of the year Indra Sistemas finalized delivery
of the 400 transmission and reception modules, with The company ExactEarth, a joint venture with His-
EADS-CASA proceeding with their integration into the desat, completed its manufacture of the AIS payload

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