THALES : Spanish technology on board of AMAZONAS 3 HISPASAT’ telecommunication satellite
February 08, 2013 at 07:41 am
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08 February 2013
The Amazonas 3 telecommunications satellite, recently successfully launched from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana, embarks Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) data communication and radio frequency equipment for the telecommunications payload, developed and supplied by Thales Alenia Space España.
Amazonas 3 is based on the SSL 1300 platform, and is located at the orbital position of 61 degrees west, and will replace and expand the current capabilities of the Amazon 1 located in the same orbital position, an area heavily demanded!
Thales Alenia Space España is a long-standing supplier of satellite communications systems and equipment to the American market, mainly for data communications and radio-frequency systems and equipment. It is currently working with the U.S. space industry on the construction of ten communication satellites. This makes it the leading exporter to the United States in the Spanish space industry. The Spanish company has worked to date providing communications systems and equipment for 8 out of 10 Hispasat in orbit satellites (*).
"We are proud for the successful launch" said Juan Garcés de Marcilla, President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space España. Who also said "we are satisfied with the excellence competitiveness developed in foreign markets, particularly in the difficult U.S. market where we work with leading space companies, as the number one exporter of the Spanish space industry"
(*) Hispasat' satellites 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, Amazonas 1, 2, 3andSpainsat and Xtar (through participation in Hisdesat)
Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).