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ces, the participation of Spanish by EADS CASA Espacio, as well as Other units that form part of the
industry in a project with high te- the transmission and reception mo- front-end of the instrument such
chnological, strategic and industrial dules (TRMs) produced by INDRA. as the PSU (Power Supply Unit) or
value is assured. PCU (Payload Control Unit) were
During the past financial year, all
As this is the first time that a sate- environmental qualification testing produced by NTE-SENER and CRISA.
llite with these characteristics and of the satellite as well as all subse- Although the participating Spanish
dimensions has been manufactu- quent functional tests have been companies had previous experience
red in Spain, local companies par- completed, leaving the satellite in this type of unit, the process has
ticipating in the PAZ programme also been an R&D challenge consi-
prepared for launch during 2015.
have had to adapt to new and di- dering the demanding performan-
fferent criteria of competitiveness. The other significant contribution ce requirements for the PAZ radar,
This has meant that nearly 100% in terms of R&D is the experiment both in terms of the volume of data
of the equipment produced under conducted on the effect of radio to be managed and the electronic
the direct returns of PAZ program occultation and extreme precipita- speed required.
has qualified as new developments. tion in the atmosphere on the Radio
The same will be the case for in- Frequency signals from GPS navi- A schedule of direct and indirect
direct benefits, which are raising gation satellites. This is a research benefits exceeding €70 million has
technological capacity and com- project funded by the National R&D been agreed upon with EADS CASA
petitive advantage in the Spanish Espacio and Astrium GmbH. €41 mi-
Plan (PNIE), with participation by
space industry. llion of this amount will be direct re-
the Institute of Space Sciences of
turns with €29 million representing
From an R&D perspective, of note the Higher Council for Scientific indirect returns.
within the programme is the de- Research (CSIC), NASA’s Jet Pro-
sign, development, manufacture pulsion Laboratory and the U.S. In summary, the contracted direct
and operational rating in flight of National Oceanic and Atmospheric returns for PAZ programme are as
the radar’s active antenna produced Administration (NOAA). follows:

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