US EditionSpainSat NG 2, Launched in Oct, Suffers Anomaly Ascribed to 'Space Particle' on Way to GEO Orbit; Insured for $400 Million
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The Spanish satellite operator, Hisdesat, has activated a contingency plan after the impact of a space particle on its satellite SpainSat NG II so that the Ministry of Defense and the rest of its customers will not be affected, as Indra explained this Friday in a statement.The satellite was launched on October 23 from Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA) and has suffered the impact during the journey to its definitive orbital position 50,000 kilometers…
The Ministry ensures that there has been no impact on communications services or on the normal conduct of Armed Forces operations.
Spain’s New Communications Satellite Suffers “Space Particle” Strike
Credit: Airbus Indra Group has announced that the SpainSat NG II communications satellite was struck by a “space particle” as it was en route to its operational orbit. According to the company, it is currently assessing the extent of the damage. In 2019, Hisdesat selected a consortium led by Airbus, alongside Thales Alenia Space, to build two satellites for Spain’s SPAINSAT NG programme, intended to provide secure communications for the country’…
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From the follow-up center built ex professor at the Army base in Hoyo de Manzanares (Madrid), but also from the capital and with technical assistance from Cabo Cañaveral, Florida, a team of Spanish technicians tries to recover the signal of the satellite SpainSat NG II, the last great military space bet of Spain. In an undetermined hour of this Friday, the apparatus has suffered a blow in its flight towards its orbital establishment point.
Indra Group as the majority partner of Hisdesat reports that the SpainSat NG II satellite, owned by Hisdesat, launched on October 23rd from Cape Canaveral, has suffered the impact of a spatial particle during the journey to its final orbital position. The incident has occurred at a distance of 50,000 kilometers from the Earth. Hisdesat has put in place a contingency plan so that the Ministry of Defense and the rest of its customers are not affec…
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