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times for customers.
Constellation, in order to optimise the response
flight position of the PAZ satellite within the
Hisdesat has defined the configuration and
Direct Access Stations or DAS. In particular,
the current needs of its customers, such as
part of this and provide new services to meet
the performance of all the satellites forming
the Virtual Constellation, in order to standardise
and design of new requirements coming from
Lastly, progress has been made in the definition

nominal control centre for the operation.
platform’s operational procedures, from the
System Validation Test or SVT, testing all the
of PAZ, Hisdesat has led and taken part in the
In addition, in order to prepare for the operations

relation to both equipment and dynamics.
control system, taking part in the testing in
of telemetry or the flight dynamics and orbital
the satellite command equipment and reception
critical elements, such as the mission planner,
design and development of Ground Segment
satellite, monitoring was undertaken of the
As preparation for the operation of the PAZ

centres fully operational.
centre in Maspalomas, in order to maintain both
control centre in Arganda to the backup control
transfers of the operation from the nominal
centres, during 2013 undertaking six temporary
has been carried out from the two mission control
operation of its satellites, the control of SpainSat
to optimise flexibility and security in terms of the
Lastly, and following Hisdesat’s political strategy

namely the system of Flight Dynamics.
of the key systems for controlling the satellite,
among which we can highlight the use of one
Hisdesat’s principal corporate objectives.
procedures on the satellite’s control centre,
organisations, thereby confirming one of
There have also been various operating
system,
European
similar
with
working
reducing the consumption of fuel.
operation of the future Spanish Observation
and foundations have been established for the
improving the efficiency of the operation and
to be forecast and its behaviour to be predicted,
Xtar-Eur, used for governmental applications,
of the aerospace systems of SpainSat and
which allow the performance of each sub-system
an even greater extent if possible, the operation
designed to monitor the condition of the satellite,
In addition, there have been many procedures
In summary, during 2013 we have ensured, to