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llite was developed locally, and the Space Spain (formerly EADS Astrium
rest through collaborations with in- CASA), in June 2008. AIRBUS has
ternational suppliers, principally in relied on collaboration with a consor-
Germany. tium of 15 Spanish companies and 3
universities who successfully manu-
The design and manufacture of PAZ factured a range of different parts
was entrusted to Airbus Defence & and components.

• EADS CASA Aerospace: principal contractor for • Cachinero: mechanical satellite ground support
the satellite equipment

• INDRA Systems: Tx/Rx modules • LANGA: mechanical ground support equipment
• CRISA: electronic instrument units – PCU and RTU • ERZIA: mechanical satellite ground support equi-
pment – SCOE power
• RYMSA: platform antennae for S- and X-Bands
• ELATESA: elements of the radar antenna
• NTE-Sener: instrument power unit – PSU
• INTA: antenna and radar panel trials
• IberEspacio: ground support equipment for ins-
trument cooling • TTI Norte: RF engineering support

• HV Systems: ground support equipment – front- • Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC):
end simulator, power EGSE, and trigger unit mathematical radar models

• ACORDE: ground support equipment for the ra- • Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM): elec-
dar instrument – ICCS and SW of the RF EGSE trical architecture simulations
• Inventia: mechanical ground support equipment • Polytechnic School of the University of Alcalá
de Henares: radar antenna trials

The PAZ programme – the first time
that a satellite of these dimensions
and this level of complexity has
been developed here – has been a
milestone for the Spanish aerospa-
ce industry.

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