After a 3 hours and 47 minutes flight after launch, two new Galileo satellites are in orbit. Even if the constellation of 30 satellites will not be fully in orbit before 2018, the Galileo 11 and 12 will allow to the European Commission to start Galileo services by end 2016.
IberEspacio ha recibido el apoyo del Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial y de los Fondos Europeos de Desarrollo Regional FEDER de la Unión Europea para desarrollar un sistema de control térmico integral para satélites.
The satellite StarOne C4 has been successfully launched from the European spaceport in Kourou. The satellite, produced by Space System Loral, includes IberEspacio high conductance Loop Heat Pipe technology for Thermal Control.
The European Earth observation satellite Sentinel 2A, part of the European Commission Copernicus program, has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guyana, on a Vega launch vehicle.
El Mundo, the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain, visited IberEspacio facilities at Torrejón de Ardoz 22th June in preparation of an interview with Alejandro Torres –IberEspacio General Manager- and Donatas Miskhinis –IberEspacio Technical Director-.
The American company Space System Loral, leading provider of geostationary commercial satellites, has recognized the work done by IberEspacio for the BriSat satellite with the “BriSat Communications Panels Delivery Honor”.