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AB OUT HISDE S AT

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THE COMPANY

Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos S.A. was founded in 2001 as the government
satellite services operator to act primarily in the areas of defence, security, inte-
lligence and foreign affairs. Since 2005 we have been providing secure satellite
communications services to government agencies from various countries, and
we are currently developing new satellite constellations for Earth observation
and for maritime traffic information (AIS).
Hisdesat is an international commercial provider of X- and Ka-band satellite
communications services exclusively for government applications, both military
and civilian

KEY ASPECTS

These are some of the key aspects on which the
company’s strategy is based:

— Institutional shareholders, with a major
presence of the public sector and of Spain’s
leading aerospace companies

— Strategic value of the programmes
developed by the company

— Expanded use of advanced, dual-use
technologies
— Providing Spanish industry with high-value
technical know-how

— Creation of high-tech jobs

— Development of programmes using public-
private partnerships (PPP)

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