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day in any weather conditions. The INGENIO
respectively and can provide images night and
globe with an average revisit time of 24 hours.
inclined quasi-polar orbit, PAZ will cover the entire
observation technologies, radar (SAR) and optic
currently being developed, with the two space
of seven kilometres per second. Given its slightly
PNOTS involves two satellites, PAZ and INGENIO,
day at a height of 514 kilometres and at a velocity
It is configured to orbit the Earth fifteen times each
Industry, Tourism and Trade.
an area of over 300,000 square kilometres per day.
cooperation between the Ministries of Defence and
mission lasting five and a half years, PAZ will cover
regardless of weather conditions. Designed for a
Programme (PNOTS) was launched as a result of
In July 2007 the Spanish National Earth Observation
one metre in resolution, both day and night, and
able to take more than 100 daily images of up to
The PAZ satellite will cover civilian needs being
Union and the European Space Agency (ESA).
SYSTEM
the field of Earth observation led by the European
for Environment and Security), principal initiative in
3.2 EARTH OBSERVATION
European programme for GMES (Global Monitoring
improve the positioning of our company within the
market. This new satellite will also substantially
competitiveness in the international aerospace
develop new capabilities which will improve their
for the 18 companies involved, allowing them to
returns within the Spanish aerospace industry
PAZ satellite has been generating significant
Since its inception, the manufacture of the

contract with the Russian company KOSMOTRAS.
company DNPER, following the signing of the
2014, has been entrusted to the Russian launch
Earth. The launch of the satellite, scheduled for
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for multiple applications from its polar orbit around
satellite, which will provide accurate information
Hisdesat is the owner and operator of the PAZ

launched in 2014.
be fully covered 8 times each year. It will be
With this satellite the national territory can
resolution of 2.5m and 10m, respectively.
and multispectral images daily, with a
capacity to take up to 600 panchromatic
the Earth 14 times a day. It will have the
670km above the ground and will circle
INGENIO will have a heliosynchronous orbit

to address the needs of civilian users.
(optic-technology) satellite is intended primarily
managing the process of building it. The INGENIO
European Space Agency (ESA) is responsible for
Technological Development (CDTI), while the
and Innovation and the Centre for Industrial
satellite is run by the Ministry of Science