{
 "slug": "hisdesat-spainsat-ng-iii-airbus-thales-alenia-space-x-band-uhf-military-ka-band-2030-launch",
 "title": "Hisdesat Orders SpainSat NG-III From Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to Replace the Satellite Lost to Debris",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/hisdesat-spainsat-ng-iii-airbus-thales-alenia-space-x-band-uhf-military-ka-band-2030-launch/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/hisdesat-spainsat-ng-iii-airbus-thales-alenia-space-x-band-uhf-military-ka-band-2030-launch/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-31T13:53:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-09T13:53:31.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMadrid, 31 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Hisdesat awarded Airbus Defence and Space the prime contract for SpainSat NG-III on 31 July, with Thales Alenia Space as co-contractor\n * Work split: Airbus in Spain develops the X-band payload and designs, integrates and tests the satellite; Thales Alenia Space in Spain develops the UHF and military Ka-band payloads and leads assembly, integration and test of the communications module at Tres Cantos\n * The X-band active receive and transmit ant",
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 "tags": [
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  "spc-space",
  "space-isr"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "airbus",
  "france",
  "nato",
  "poland",
  "spain",
  "thales"
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