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Hispasat secures further USD 81 mln funding for Amazonas Nexus project

Wednesday 23 June 2021 | 12:27 CET | News
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat said the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) unanimously approved the award of USD 80.7 million to finance the services and insurance of the Amazonas Nexus Satellite when it launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2022. The transaction is the first EXIM financing of a satellite-related export since 2015 and completes the financing of the space segment of Hispasat's new mission.

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Categories: Broadcast & Satellite
Companies: Hispasat / SpaceX / Thales Alenia Space
Countries: North America / South America / Spain
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