Hispasat
Sign in to saveHispasat is the operating company for a number of Spanish communications satellites that cover the Americas, Europe and North Africa from orbital positions 30.0° West and 61.0° West. It was formed in 1989 and its activities include provision of communication services in the commercial and government sectors (corporate networks, advanced telecommunications services, telephony, videoconferencing, etc.). Hispasat's fleet of satellites broadcast more than 1250 television channels and radio stations to more than 30 million homes, as well as providing services such as broadband to mobile telephones
Key facts
- Company.name
- Hispasat
- Company.logo
- Hispasat logo 2022.svg
- Company.type
- Sociedad Anónima <!-- this is not a field of this template
- Company.motto
- Acercando culturas (Bringing cultures closer together) -->
- Company.foundation
- 1989
- Company.hq_location
- Madrid, Spain
- Company.key_people
- Pedro Duque, Chairperson
- Company.industry
- Space, communications
- Company.products
- Internet, television, radio and mobile service
- Company.revenue
- million (2012)
- Company.num_employees
- 176
- Company.parent
- Indra Sistemas
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8 sectionsContents
- Corporate structure and shareholders
- Satellites
- Launched satellites
- Cancelled satellites
- R+D+I projects
- See also
- References
- External links
Hispasat is the operating company for a number of Spanish communications satellites that cover the Americas, Europe and North Africa from orbital positions 30.0° West and 61.0° West. It was formed in 1989 and its activities include provision of communication services in the commercial and government sectors (corporate networks, advanced telecommunications services, telephony, videoconferencing, etc.). Hispasat's fleet of satellites broadcast more than 1250 television channels and radio stations to more than 30 million homes, as well as providing services such as broadband to mobile telephones and landlines.
The first Hispasat satellite sent into orbit was Hispasat 1A, which was launched on 11 September 1992 on board an Ariane 4 launch vehicle from the Centre Spatial Guyanais near Kourou in French Guiana. It was put into geostationary orbit at 30° West, which is the location of all their subsequent satellites serving Spain and Europe.