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Government finance · 29 Mar 2019

Hisdesat €750m Spanish state loan for SpainSat NG

Develop the SpainSat NG secure military and government communications satellites

Key terms

Borrower or issuer
Hisdesat
Date
29 Mar 2019
Type
Government finance
Amount
€750m (US$840m)

Recorded terms

Structure
Direct multi-year loan from the Ministry of Industry under Royal Decree 208/2019, granted 25 July 2019
Lenders and arrangers
Spanish Ministry of Industry
Country
Spain

Parties

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Sources

  1. BOE: Real Decreto 208/2019, loan to HISDESAT for the SPAINSAT-NG programme boe.es · 29 Mar 2019
  2. BOE: Real Decreto 1218/2024 amending Real Decreto 208/2019 boe.es · 4 Dec 2024

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