This way it has been announced by the president of Hispasat, Petra Mateos. Hispasat, of private ownership although tutelada for the Defense Department, it has granted the construction of his new satellite of mobile communications, which will be baptized like Hispasat 1E to the American Loral (Space System Loral) to the detriment of the Europeans EADS and Thales.

There happens the circumstance of which the European companies realize the whole technical project, while Loral subcontracts.

The cost of the operation is 120 million euros, which another 80 millions will have to join more for Ariannespace, who will take charge with complete certainty of the throwing operation to the space of the new satellite of Hispasat.

Nevertheless and cost the contradictions and speculations, Hispasat makes sure that the decision is not yet definitive given the affrays and existing interests between the European and North American aerospace industry.

The satellite Hispasat 1E will be the fifth one of the generation of satellites that takes the name of the Spanish company, which produces in the orbital position of 30th West.


(SatCesc, 24/06/08)