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GRAN CANARIA
EXISTING NETWORKS
EXISTING NETWORKS
Maspalomas
CONTROL CENTRE
PA
VA
MADRID
Gran Canaria
Arganda, Madrid
Mt. Jackson
Arganda
Hawley
ANTENA TTC
ANTENA TTC
CONTROL CENTRE
CONTROL CENTRE
CONTROL CENTRE
1 Ka-band transponder
12 X-band transponders
12 X-band transponders
XTAR-EUR 29º E
SPAINSAT 30º W

needs of the country.
of autonomy and a strong ability to meet the current
communications. Spain therefore has a high degree
services for over 7 years
is a big boost in the area of high strategic value
has relied on our communications
to be provided as normal through SpainSat, which
associated with this programme have continued The Ministry of Defence
During the 2013 financial year, the services

aid in the event of natural disasters.
defence, as well as peace missions and providing
international growth.
has helped the marketing of the system and its
solutions in relation to foreign policy, security and
communications services at a low operating cost
possibilities for offering more effective and secure
infrastructures. The option to obtain secure
free of interference, which opens up a range of
allows Hisdesat to avoid the need for additional
the SpainSat satellite guarantee communications
The new technological advances incorporated into
Compatibility with the existing X-band terminals

oceanographic research ship, Hespérides.
defence and intelligence programmes.
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for its
becoming a leading operator in national security,
It also provides communications services to the
of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, CSIC),
operations and the fight against illegal immigration.
to other governmental organisations (Ministry
Interior, such as monitoring borders, security
armed forces. It has also extended these services
international missions undertaken by the Spanish
services for projects run by the Ministry of the
Defence, providing support among others, to all the
Hisdesat also provides secure communications
secure satellite communications to the Ministry of
has been regularly and consistently providing
through this system.
and overseas. For the last nine years Hisdesat
strategic countries have secure communications
than 25 Spanish embassies and consulates in
area of secure communications, both in Spain
satellites (SpainSat and Xtar-Eur). Currently more
Eur), Hisdesat has strengthened its position in the
network being interlinked through the geostationary
governmental communications (SpainSat and Xtar-
second satellite in the Spanish programme of
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the entire
After the launch in 2006 of SpainSat, the
project is based around two central hubs located
intended for the State’s foreign activities. The
Foreign Affairs to develop secure communications
agreement between the Ministries of Defence and
COMMUNICATIONS
range of operations nationally. In 2007 it signed an
Ministry of Defence has allowed it to extend its
3.1 SECURE
The quality of the service Hisdesat provides to the