Airbus and Thales to Build SpainSat NG III Military Comms Satellite
Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will build SpainSat NG III for Hisdesat under a new contract. Launch is planned for Q3 2030, with operational service in early 2031, delivering secure X-band, military Ka, and UHF communications with added capacity and protection from jamming. Airbus leads the X-band payload and Thales builds the Ka and UHF payloads, with inputs from 10+ Spanish firms.