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activations of surplus units.
panels, updating control parameters and test
adjustment of on-board clocks, re-directing of
communications payload, sensor inhibitions,
control manoeuvres, procedures relating to the
real time, including maintenance and orbital
procedures were performed on the satellite in
Throughout the last year more than 200 operating

maintaining all its subsystems fully operational.
more than seven years of operation in orbit and
midway point of its operational life, completing
The SpainSat satellite has during 2013 passed the

in both low orbit and geo-stationary orbit.
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the few multi-mission satellite operators worldwide,
Hisdesat as the only national operator and one of
observation and communications, will position
The combination of all these missions, both

its correct future operation.
INGENIO observation satellite, in order to prepare
the development of the ground segment of the
Lastly, it has continued the activities monitoring

for customers.
performance and improve the response times
and Tandem-X, in order to optimise the joint
along with its German counterparts TerraSar
Constellation of which PAZ will form a part,
coordination and standardisation of the Virtual
these tasks are those associated with the
is the responsibility of Hisdesat. Among
satellite, the mission and operation of which
the operation of the PAZ radar observation
continued on the tasks involved in preparing
At the same time, preparations have

SpainSat and Xtar-Eur.
which consists of the geostationary satellites
communications system fully operational,
its
operator,
successfully
maintaining
has consolidated its position as a satellite
For the eighth consecutive year, Hisdesat

4.4 OPERATIONS