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Performing at full capacity ANNUAL REPORT 2014

We are working on
the definitions and
development required

to ensure that the PAZ The two companies which a single radar is unable to
mission will be compatible have focussed on es- supply. Hisdesat and Airbus D&S

with the direct access tablishing the key fea- have analyzed these develop-
tures needed to pro-
ments and produced a high-level
stations (DAS) defined by vide end users with requirements document for the
the constellation all the services of a constellation, which is the starting
proper constellation. point for a complete definition of
it. Using this document as a guide,
- Identical orbits, phase optimised throughout 2014 we have worked
for regular revisits
on the performance requirements
- Identical imaging modes and of the constellation, thus defining
performance its basic operational outline.

- A single multi-mission interface Hisdesat is working on the defini-
to check the available capacity tions and development required to
of the satellites in a transparent ensure that the PAZ mission will be
manner compatible with the direct access
stations (DAS) defined by the cons-
- Capacity optimisation by means tellation. These stations, customer-
of coordination of client service owned and managed, allow us to
teams offer a highly flexible service with
- Direct Access Stations with ca- Near Real Time features. HISDESAT
pacity for the reception and pro- added the possibility of including
cessing of both satellites value-add applications to this busi-
ness model. Development of these
The market for radar images is de- has begun in 2014, to make them
veloping rapidly, with many users available when the satellite enters
and applications requiring services service.

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