Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial

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The Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial ( INTA for short , in German: National Institute for Aerospace Technology ) is the Spanish space organization . It is subordinate to the Spanish Ministry of Defense , but is responsible for both civil and military research and development in aviation and as a certification body for the safety of transport vehicles . INTA was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Torrejón de Ardoz , near Madrid .

In addition to research, INTA is also responsible for the certification and testing of materials, components and systems in aerospace technology . INTA employs 1,200 people, the budget is around 100 million euros and comes from both public funds and income from industry.

INTA is 100% owner of the space technology group INSA and holds shares in Hispasat (16.4%), Hisdesat (37.6%) and XTAR (16.3%).

Projects

INTA developed the first satellite under the name Intasat and launched it from Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1974 with a Delta launcher.

The Minisat 01 was launched on April 21, 1997 from the Gran Canaria Air Force Base ( Gran Canaria Airport ) and is the first satellite to be manufactured exclusively in Spain. In the first four years it flew 21,000 times around the earth and covered around 700 million kilometers. The 200 kilogram Minisat is about the size of a dresser and can be used in many ways. After the satellite was still fully operational in 2001, its mission was extended for a further two years.

The sounding rocket INTA-255 was launched three times between 1969 and 1970 from El Arenosillo , the INTA-300 six times between 1974 and 1994.

INTA developed an unmanned aerial vehicle under the abbreviation SIVA . Four SIVA were handed over to the Spanish army in 2006 for testing purposes .

Locations

Centro de Experimentación de El Arenosillo Test site and research center for aerospace engineering.
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex : Radio telescope facility of the Deep Space Network for tracking space probes

Web links

Commons : Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official homepage (Spanish / English)

Individual evidence

↑ Vehicle Safety and Certification ( Memento of March 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). INTA (PDF; 7 MB)
↑ Introducción. (PDF; 0.4 MB) In: INTA.es. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012 ; Retrieved June 14, 2013 (Spanish).

[1] Vehicle Safety and Certification ( Memento of March 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). INTA (PDF; 7 MB)

[2] Introducción. (PDF; 0.4 MB) In: INTA.es. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012 ; Retrieved June 14, 2013 (Spanish).