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INF ORME ANU AL 2 016 enhancing the level of space technology

available in Spain today and permitting Spa-
nish companies to be better able to compe-
te on the international market for the deve-

programme has been the design, deve-
With respect to the National Satellite Ear-
lopment, manufacture and operational
th Observation Programme (PNOTS), and
• ® 2014, DISTRIBUTION AIRBUS DS In terms of R & D, the highlight of the lopment of future space programmes.
qualification flight of the IRMA antenna, more specifically, the PAZ radar observa-
HISDE S AT tem with the capability to mitigate interfe- tion satellite, during this financial year the
which provides the communications sys-
company has continued with the tasks of
rence. This development has been led by
Research, Development and Industrial Inno-
the Spanish Ministry of Defence through
the National Aerospace Technology Insti- vation (R&D) associated with the PAZ pro-
tute (INTA), and EADS-CASA Aerospace. gramme, and in which the main players in
the Spanish space sector participate (INSA,
46 Through the participation of the Spanish INTA, EADS-CASA Aerospace, INDRA, MIER,
space industry in the SPAINSAT project INDRA Aerospace, SENER, RYMSA, GMV,
during the last decade, Hisdesat has con- CRISA, etc.). These companies have colla-
tributed to the development of advanced borated in the design, development, manu-
technologies and strategic innovations, thus facture, launch and testing of the new Earth
observation satellite system.

In this way, as well as through the assign-
ment of work contracts and technological
development services, the participation of
Spanish industry in a project with high te-
chnological, strategic and industrial value
is assured.
As this is the first time that a satellite with
these characteristics and dimensions has