SpaceX is scheduled to launch SpainSat NG I on Wednesday, January 29th, from 5:34 – 7:34 pm PST from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The forecast calls for a temperature of 63°F, overcast clouds, 100% cloud cover and a wind speed of 3mph.
The SPAINSAT NG I and II satellites, with an operational useful life of 15 years remaining in service until 2037, will be located at positions 30ºW and 29ºE, and will cover an extensive world area that ranges from the United States and South America, to the Middle East, including Africa and Europe and reaching Singapore on the Asian continent involving X, Ka Mil and UHF bands.
The mission is to:
- Ensure effective command and control in operations of the Armed Forces beyond the line of sight in 2/3 of the Earth.
- Guarantee communication capacity in theaters of operations lacking infrastructure.
- Develop more satellite communications in motion, greater capacity and security.
- Unlocking the potential of the battlespace-netcentric warfare and operations core network.
They incorporate advanced protection technologies against interference attempts (anti-jamming) and spoofing (anti-spoofing), and will be reinforced and protected against nuclear phenomena at high altitude.
