Geostationary
SPAINSAT NG I
Military Communications · Spanish Ministry of Defence / Hisdesat
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Spain's next-generation military communications satellite, incorporating quantum-safe encryption, improved anti-jam capability, and significantly higher throughput than the original Spainsat. Spainsat NG I keeps Spain at the forefront of European military space capabilities — a strategic choice reflecting Spain's growing role in NATO and EU defense initiatives and its ambition to maintain sovereign communications for national security missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,241–22,243 mi (35,793–35,796 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 62852
- Int’l designator
- 2025-021A
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
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