SpainSat NG-2's Fate Uncertain After Mysterious Space Particle Strike

2026-01-06T13:00:04.000Z The fate of Spain's newest communications satellite is up in the air. SpainSat NG-2 was the second military communications satellite launched for Spain last year. It was on its way to an operational location in geostationary orbit when it was struck by a "space particle," according to a Jan. 2 statement from Indra Group, the majority stakeholder of Hisdesat, which owns and operates the SpainSat NG-2 satellite on behalf of Spain’s Ministry of Defense.