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Indra Group writes off damaged SpainSat NG 2
The operator of a Spanish military communications satellite that suffered a “space particle” strike has written off the spacecraft, concluding it can no longer carry out its mission. The post Indra Group writes off damaged SpainSat NG 2 appeared first on SpaceNews.
Indra has confirmed that SpainSat NG II, the most advanced satellite that has launched Spain into space, was rendered useless by the collision with a particle that has affected...
The department of Robles emphasizes that the Armed Forces will keep their communications operational smoothly until the satellite change.
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The military satellite SpainSat NG II, a key element of the new generation of secure communications of the Armed Forces, has been rendered useless in space after the impact of a millimetric-sized space particle, which has led the Ministry of Defense and Hisdesat – Hispasat's military subsidiary, controlled by Indra– to activate work for its replacement. According to the information disseminated by the company, the main contractor of the satellit…
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