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Sansecond named Hispasat Technical Director

Hispasat has appointed Manuel San Segundo as the Group’s new Technical Director. Sansecond has held different positions in the technical area of Hispasat since its incorporation in 1991. As head of Flight Segment for the past 22 years, he has led the technical part of all company missions, including launch-related activities, satellite control centres and […]

October 17, 2025

Hispasat’s RFP for IRIS2

Madrid-based Hispasat, a member of the SpaceRISE consortium building the IRIS2 fleet of highly secure satellites, is to issue its Request for Proposals (RFP) to the industry. The RFP is expected to include provisions for building ten or more satellites for the project. The ten craft would operate at 400-750 kms altitude. IRIS2’s 264-satellite LEO […]

June 20, 2025By Chris Forrester

SSA, ESA further 5G NTNs for aviation

The Seamless Air Alliance (SAA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced significant advancements in the development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for aviation connectivity. The pair say their collaborative efforts mark a major milestone in the integration of space-based communication technologies to enable a seamless extension of mobile networks to provide in-flight connectivity and exceptional passenger […]

February 27, 2025

Indra takes 89% of Hispasat

The purchase by global defence specialist Indra Group of Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat, first announced in January, has been formalised. Indra will take a 89.68 per cent stake from infrastructure company Redeia. The cost is to be €725 million. This means that Redeia has lost some €225 million since it acquired Hispasat in 2019 when […]

February 4, 2025By Chris Forrester

Spain’s Indra to buy Hispasat

Spanish technology company Indra is set to buy satellite operator Hispasat from Redeia for €650 million. Indra, in which the Spanish Government has a 28 per cent stake, and Redeia are finalising the negotiations to complete the deal that will then be submitted for approval to both board of directors in each company. The recent […]

January 24, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Thales, Hispasat start Quantum Key geo-system

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), and Hispasat, Redeia’s satellite services operator, have announced the start of the development, manufacturing, verification, and validation phase of the QKD-GEO prototype, Spain’s quantum key distribution system from geostationary orbit. With a budget of €103.5 million, the QKD-GEO mission […]

January 22, 2025By Chris Forrester

EU spends €10bn on Starlink rival

The IRIS2 project for hundreds of satellites was confirmed December 16th with the signing of contracts worth €10.6 billion with the SpaceRISE consortium. The consortium, led by satellite operators SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat, is now contracted to build – via sub-contractors – and operate the new highly-secure fleet of satellites. The contract covers a 12-year […]

December 17, 2024By Chris Forrester

Hispasat, SoFast partner on LatAm FAST offering

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and SoFast, a US provider of FAST channels, have partnered to distribute FAST TV channels to affiliated Hispasat customers throughout Latin America. In 2023, Hispasat launched Wave OTT+, a streaming platform targeted at customers in LatAm, including telco operators and ISP and cable TV providers, Now, with this new alliance, SoFast […]

December 13, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

SpaceRISE wins IRIS² contract

The SpaceRISE consortium of satellite operators has won a contract to supply a major constellation of highly secure satellites. The SpaceRISE consortium comprises Eutelsat, SES and Hispasat and other smaller members. The contract will run for 12 years, and the consortium will put around €4 billion into the project, but the overall costs are reported […]

November 1, 2024By Chris Forrester

IRIS2 facing complications

IRIS2 is the European Commission’s (EC) scheme for a major super-secure satellite constellation. It is already extremely late in coming to any sort of agreement as to how its proposed public/private finance can be structured. Now the European Space Agency (ESA) has spoken out with something of a rescue plan. ESA director general Josef Aschbacher […]

June 17, 2024