Spain moves to Plan III after space comms setback

Dawn Bushaus2026-01-22T08:03:00

Source: Airbus

Failure of Madrid-based satco Hisdesat’s latest spacecraft underlines how in the fast-evolving space infra sector, a multi-year, nationally significant strategic plan can be knocked off course by a particle just millimetres in diameter.

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Organisations: Airbus; Deimos; Eutelsat; Hisdesat; Hispasat; Indra Group; Indra Space; Minsait; Redeia; SES; SEPI (Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales); Startical; Telefónica.
Geographic: European Union; Spain.
Themes: buyout; comms and surveillance; consolidation; defence technology; digital services; European satellite industry; GEO/LEO/MEO satellites; government and military systems; integration synergies; IT services; national space champion; spin-off; strategic plan; telecommunications infrastructure.

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