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3.5. INDUSTRY

RETURNS

O ne of Hisdesat’s objectives in — EADS-CASA Aerospace developed
parabolic reflectors, feeders and
the projects it develops, is to
support and incorporate Spanish in- speakers for the military X- and
dustry players. The first generation Ka-bands, and the IRMA antenna
of communications satellites, SPAIN- has been recertified through His-
SAT and XTAR-Eur, already relied on desat.
significant levels of local participation
during their development, with more — SENER developed the fasteners
than 20% of the investment destined and direction mechanisms for
for Spanish technology companies - the directional antennae.
most of it for equipment and compo- — RYMSA developed antennas for
nents related to the communications satellite command and control in
payloads of military X- and Ka-bands. S-band, as well as filters, couplers,
The most significant developments hybrids and wave-guides in mili-
linked to direct returns of the SPAIN- tary X- and Ka-band.
SAT Programme exceeded $20 mi-
llion. — GMV developed the satellite con-
trol centre and the orbital dyna-
mics system.

— INSA developed earth stations for
command and control of the Xtar-
Eur satellite in the X- and S-bands.

— INDRA developed earth stations
for the command and control of
the SpainSat satellite in X- and
S-Bands, as well as the planning
and monitoring system for the
carriers of Hisdesat’s satellites.

In the case of the PAZ program-
me, and in particular the satelli-
te’s construction programme, the
returns for Spanish industry have
been significant. 50% of the sate-

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